Everton eyeing Liverpool starlet who has also attracted attention from Palace

Everton are reportedly keen on signing 19-year-old Liverpool winger Ben Doak.

The former Celtic youth, who has been capped six times by Scotland at senior international level, spent the 2024-25 season out on loan at Middlesbrough.

Doak impressed at the Riverside, producing seven assists and three goals in 24 Championship appearances.

Crystal Palace and Ipswich Town both tried to sign him in January but Liverpool preferred that he completed his loan.

FA Cup winners Palace are understood to still hold an interest in Doak, but they now face fresh competition from the Toffees, according to Sky Sports.

However, it is also claimed that Liverpool had been planning to assess Doak's readiness for first-team football at Anfield during their upcoming pre-season campaign.

Doak has already made 10 senior appearances for the Reds, all coming under former manager Jurgen Klopp.

He has featured in three Premier League games and three Europa League matches, with his other four Liverpool appearances all coming in the domestic cups.

Klopp once described Doak as a 'special boy', adding: 'He's really confident and has something nobody else delivers really, this kind of dribbling, this kind of straight-forward bravery, all these kind of things.'

Doak was named in Scotland's provisional 28-man squad for Euro 2024 last summer, before withdrawing due to injury.

Explaining his decision to call up Doak, Scotland manager Clarke had said: 'Ben has a lot of talent, he catches your eye. Pace is something we haven't got in abundance. He's something a little bit different.

'I've never had the chance to work closely with Ben. It just seemed like the right opportunity to put him in, with the squad going up to 26 from 23. We'll have a look at Ben and see how he does.'