Scotland star Ben Doak 'emerges as target to replace £55m Premier League winger'
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SCOTLAND starlet Ben Doak has picked up a long list of clubs interested in acquiring his signature.
And now a big spending English Premier League outfit have reportedly put themselves in the picture for the Liverpool youngster as they look to replace a key player.
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Scotland starlet Ben Doak is on the radar of a number of clubs
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He enjoyed regular first team football on loan at Middlesbrough last season
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Parent club Liverpool would seek a hefty fee for the teenager
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Nottingham Forest have 'joined the race' for the teenage winger, according to the Daily Express.
They secured European football with a surprise seventh place finish last season, but manager Nuno Espirito Santo is now tasked with replacing Anthony Elanga.
The Sweden international netted six and bagged 12 assists in 43 games last season and has earned a move to Newcastle for a reported £55 million.
That leaves a big hole to fill but a lot of money to do so, and bosses at the City Ground are looking at Scotland's breakthrough talent for the right wing position.
The 19-year-old is said to be keen for a move away from Anfield after enjoying first-team football on loan at Middlesbrough, but Liverpool reportedly want at least £25 million for his services.
The former Celtic kid has attracted a lot of interest within England from the likes of Bournemouth, Crystal Palace, Everton, and Brentford.
Express Sport also say Dutch side PSV Eindhoven and teams in Spain have their eyes on Doak.
The highly-rated talent made himself known to fans of Steve Clarke's national team back in November when his terrific skill left Manchester City and Croatia star Josko Gvardiol for dead at Hampden.
Unfortunately though, when big Nations League fixtures came around in March seeing Scotland lose to Greece, the winger missed out as he underwent surgery for a thigh injury which saw him out for months.
By April, Doak confirmed that his season was over early and that he wouldn't be staying at Middlesbrough.
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Nottingham Forest are looking to replace right winger Anthony Elanga
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He's signed for Newcastle United for a reported £55 million
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He's one of many promising prospects to come out of Scotland before making an early move down south.
Discussing his Hoops exit, agent Jackie McNamara previously said: "I went away to watch him at Scotland 17s but everybody was trying to get him, then I'd signed with him, he signed with us and Celtic were trying to get him to extend and stay.
"Ange [Postecoglou] had put him in a couple of times and if he'd have kept him in the first-team... the problem is if you're not in the first-team they need something in between that to get the boys to go out.
'No disrespect to the Lowland League but when you're at a certain level it's stimulation, you need to go and play and be tested so there's somewhere else boys can go if they're not in the first-team.
"I think if they kept him in at that point he might've wanted to stay.
'He's injured just now but I think he's special. I watched him away with Scotland and he's got it, he's special.'
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