The 8 Celtic academy starlets lost to big transfers as Ben Doak and Liverpool raises questions

The revelation Ben Doak appears on the verge of swapping Celtic for Liverpool was met with some predictable cynicism.

That the details of the teenager's potential switch to Anfield included some, shall we say, eye-catching wage figures did little to quell inevitable claims he was simply chasing the money.

It's all a bit unfair on a 16-year-old kid offered the chance to join one of the best football teams on the planet, earning previously unthinkable money (touted as £12,000-a-week) that will change his and his family's life.

But there's always been a level of disdain aimed at players who choose to leave Glasgow and that's unlikely to ever change, regardless of circumstances.

In isolation, a young talent being tempted by bright lights elsewhere isn't something for fans to be overly concerned about.

But at Celtic these days, however, it's become an unwelcome pattern.

Doak could be the latest in a line of prospects who have decided their future ambitions were better served away from Parkhead.

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If he does indeed head for Merseyside, he can be added to a list that already includes Leo Hjelde (Leeds United), Barry Hepburn (Bayern Munich), Liam Morrison (Bayern Munich), Vincent Angelini (Watford),