Liverpool's stance on Middlesbrough loan star as £16m bid from Ipswich Town 'rejected'
The 19-year-old made a loan move to the Riverside in the dying embers of the summer window and was lauded as a major coup.
Not only has he lived up to expectations, he has surpassed them with his dazzling displays for Michael Carrick’s promotion hopefuls.
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According to The Athletic, Ipswich have had a £16m offer for the Scotland-capped winger rejected. Crystal Palace are also believed to have made a move, seeing a £15m offer rebuffed.
While talk of offers may have left Middlesbrough fans feeling uneasy, the report claims Liverpool’s preference is for Doak to see out the campaign at the Riverside unless proposals improve.
The Premier League giants are thought to be of the view that Doak is the best young player in the Championship and reportedly see him as a future first-team player.
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Hide AdDoak has scored twice and registered five assists for Middlesbrough in the league this season. While his numbers do not immediately inspire awe, his performances have been electric.


Speaking to BBC Sport about Doak in November, Carrick said: "It's clear for everyone to see the talent that he's got and the threat that he has.
"He's a different threat to most. He's quite direct and not so much loads of tricks and skills, but he's got that attribute to be low with his centre of gravity, he's direct and gets in that position an awful lot.
"Credit to the boys for supplying him and using him and trying to bring out the best of him. He certainly fits the system really well and it's up to us to keep pushing him and developing him and trying to make him better."
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