‘Unbelievable talent’: All you need to know on Liverpool bound Ben Doak

Liverpool are reportedly closing in on a deal for Celtic youngster Ben Doak – but who is the highly-rated 16-year-old?

Doak will be the latest young prospect to join Liverpool after Harvey Elliott was snapped up in 2019 and Kaide Gordon arrived at Anfield in 2021.

We’ve brought you the lowdown on the talented teenager that looks set to be heading for Anfield.

Born in Scotland in November 2005, Ben comes from a footballing family and is the grandson of former Morton player Martin Doak.

He joined Celtic’s academy at a young age and was part of the St Ninian’s school programme, following in the footsteps of Kieran Tierney and Liam Henderson.

Doak first shot to prominence with a goal and Man of the Match performance on his debut for Scotland Under-17s against Wales in September 2021.

The academy graduate made his Celtic B debut in December 2021, playing under former Aberdeen and Hibernian defender Tommy McIntyre.

After training with the Celtic first-team, he was also promoted to the matchday squad in December, sitting on the bench for the 3-1 win at St Johnstone.

The 16-year-old then made his Celtic debut a month later, coming on as a 68th-minute substitute in a 1–0 Scottish Premiership win against Dundee United. He then became the club’s second-youngest debutant after Jack Aitchison.

Doak has since made another cameo appearance in a 3-0 win over Rangers as Celtic tried to convince him to stay in Glasgow.

But Liverpool have reportedly fended off competition from a number of tops clubs around Europe to sign Doak, who found the prospect of working alongside Jurgen Klopp too good to turn down.

He is yet to sign a professional contract with Celtic so the Scottish side would only be due a minimal fee in compensation when the move