Crystal Palace have had a £15million offer for Liverpool’s Ben Doak rejected, talkSPORT understands.
The six-cap Scotland international Doak is currently on loan at Middlesbrough.
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Doak has featured in 20 Championship matches for Boro – chipping in with seven goal contributions.
The 19-year-old has scored on two occasions, while he has racked up five assists to help the Yorkshire outfit sit fifth in the table.
His impressive form has caught the eye of Palace, who are in the market for a new right winger following the sale of Michael Olise to Bayern Munich last summer.
But the Reds have instantly rebuffed their £15m offer for the teenager.
It remains to be seen whether the Eagles will return with an improved offer for the youngster.
For Boro’s sake, they will be hoping Liverpool reject any approach from another club in their quest for promotion.
Middlesbrough, who were relegated from the Premier League in 2017, sit just one point above Blackburn in seventh as the race for play-off spots heats up.
Doak is highly-rated at Anfield, and his stock has risen this season, where he was named as November’s Championship Player of the Month.
It was only in 2022 which saw Doak move to Liverpool from Scottish giants Celtic.
He had featured twice for the Hoops’ senior side during the 2021/22 season – making his debut two months after his 16th birthday.
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In March 2022, he agreed a switch to Merseyside, with Liverpool forking out £600,000 in compensation to get the deal over the line.
The first of his ten Liverpool outings came in November 2022 in a Carabao Cup tie against Bolton.
Just five days later, he penned his first professional contract with the club upon turning 17.
His top-flight debut came the following month in a 3-1 victory over Aston Villa where he became the second youngest Scottish player to feature in the Premier League.
Though his progress in the team was halted after he underwent knee surgery in December 2023 which saw him miss the second half of the 23/24 campaign.
Still, Scotland named in their provisional 28-man squad for Euro 2024, however he was forced to withdraw following an injury picked up, but he is now a fully-fledged international following dazzling displays at the Riverside Stadium this term.
