Ben Doak has left Liverpool on deadline day for a season on mortgage with Middlesbrough, having dropped out of first-team competition beneath Arne Slot.
There have been large plans for Doak amongst Jurgen Klopp and his teaching employees, however the Scottish winger’s fortunes seem to have modified with Slot’s arrival.
Whereas he featured all through pre-season together with on tour in the US, the choice was made to mortgage him out, slightly than hold him as a part of the primary group.
That has seen Doak be part of Middlesbrough for the 2024/25 marketing campaign, with Liverpool confirming the switch on deadline day.
The 18-year-old hyperlinks up with Michael Carrick’s facet having attracted curiosity from the likes of Leicester and Southampton earlier in the summertime window.
A season within the Championship ought to present Doak with much-needed expertise of standard begins at senior stage, having seen his possibilities at Liverpool lower additional after the signing of Federico Chiesa.
Chiesa is predicted to function competitors throughout the ahead line, together with on the proper flank behind first alternative Mo Salah.
Doak’s summer season exit doesn’t rule out hope of a long-term future at Anfield, in fact, although it was extensively reported that Liverpool have been open to everlasting affords.
Regardless of a scarcity of minutes firstly of the season – even for the U21s – the speedy attacker has been known as as much as the Scotland squad for the September worldwide break.
He’ll be part of Andy Robertson in Steve Clarke’s senior ranks for UEFA Nations League clashes with Poland and Portugal subsequent month.
Good luck, Ben!
