Bournemouth set to sign Ben Doak

Bournemouth are moving toward finalising a £25m deal to sign Ben Doak from Liverpool.

Bournemouth poised to sign Ben Doak from Liverpool for £25m

Bournemouth are close to signing 19-year-old Ben Doak from Liverpool for £25m. The Scotland international rose through Liverpool’s academy and spent last season on loan at Middlesbrough, but a late thigh injury kept him out after January. Liverpool paid Celtic £600,000 in training compensation when Doak joined in 2022. The move comes as Bournemouth have already signed centre-back Bafode Diakité for £34.5m and look to add forward options this summer.

Doak’s potential arrival follows a season in which Klopp’s departure and Mohamed Salah’s form limited chances for young wingers. Doak was an unused substitute in last weekend’s Community Shield. The season opens with Liverpool hosting Bournemouth, linking this transfer to the early stakes of the campaign. The deal sits amid broader market activity for Bournemouth, including talk of Luis Sinisterra possibly moving on loan to Cruzeiro and other attackers being assessed for moves.

For Bournemouth, this is a clear bet on youth with high upside. Doak’s pace and creativity could lift a fragile attack, but minutes on the pitch will be the real test of the investment. If Doak settles quickly, the fee could look like smart scouting rather than reckless spending.

For Liverpool, selling a talented academy product now preserves liquidity and validates the club’s model of developing players who can fetch significant fees. The question is whether the exit of a young winger creates a future gap that is hard to fill in the short term. The wider transfer market keeps pushing up prices for prospects, reflecting hunger for the next generation of Premier League stars.

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Time will tell if this bet on Doak reshapes Bournemouth’s season