Liverpool ‘reject’ £15m Crystal Palace ‘offer’ as starlet is worth ‘around £25m’

Liverpool have rejected a £15million bid from Premier League rivals Crystal Palace for young winger Ben Duke, according to a report.

Dovac is currently on loan at Championship club Middlesbrough and has 20 appearances to make in 2024/25.

He has impressed under former Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick with two goals and five assists in 20 league appearances.

His fine form saw him make his Scotland debut last August, playing in all six of the Tartan Army’s UEFA Nations League matches against Poland, Portugal and Croatia.

Liverpool The second tier will be delighted with Dovac’s progress and have turned away several bids for the 19-year-old winger.

This is according to a report. The Daily MailWhere it is claimed Crystal Palace have failed with a £15m offer.

The Scotland international has indicated ‘several offers of interest from Premier League and European sides’.

It has been claimed that Liverpool are not interested in signing Dovac for £15m and he is valued at around £25m.

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The Reds have been citing recent transfers involving young Championship forwards when approached, asking clubs to pay the likes of Wilson Odobert (from Tottenham, £30m) and Crescencio Summerville (from West Ham, £25m). .

If their asking price is not met, Liverpool will be ‘content’ to keep Dovac at Middlesbrough for the remainder of 2023/24.

Dovac moved to Anfield from Celtic in March 2022 when he was 16 for £600,000.

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The Red Devils are currently 14th in the table. With six wins in 19 matches this season.

In his pre-match press conference, Reds head coach Arne Slott said: “It’s a big game. In my opinion they have far better players than the league table shows.

“It may take some time to bring Ruben (Amorim) out of the players but he will definitely go up.

“I think every manager sympathizes with another manager because we all know how much pressure this job brings – it’s no different for him or me.

‘It’s a stressful job and we like it, otherwise we shouldn’t be doing it. He has done a great job with Sporting. He has a good squad so he will eventually bring out the best in them.

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