{"id":329751,"date":"2025-08-09T05:26:18","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T05:26:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/329751\/"},"modified":"2025-08-09T05:26:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T05:26:18","slug":"jurgen-klopp-said-leeds-united-target-ben-doak-brought-something-nobody-else-at-liverpool-had","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/329751\/","title":{"rendered":"Jurgen Klopp said Leeds United target Ben Doak brought something \u2018nobody else\u2019 at Liverpool had"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Leeds United are now exploring a deal for Liverpool winger Ben Doak as he has caught the eye.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Despite Daniel Farke<\/a> looking into more physical players in his transfer window plan, the 19-year-old Liverpool starlet might be too good to turn down.<\/p>\n

Doak has been dubbed \u2018really exciting\u2019<\/a> as the Scotsman has impressed since his move from Celtic in 2022.<\/p>\n

After a loan at Middlesbrough gave him his first full season in the professional game, clubs including Leeds<\/a> are lining up for the winger\u2019s signature.<\/p>\n

To add to his case of why he\u2019s so promising, Jurgen Klopp<\/a> gave him very high praise in 2023.<\/p>\n

\"LiverpoolPhoto by Carl Recine\/Getty ImagesJurgen Klopp said Leeds United target Ben Doak brought dribbling and bravery<\/p>\n

Doak<\/a> is so nimble on the ball and could be the Whites\u2019 weapon on the wing moving forward.<\/p>\n

A deal around \u00a320 million would be enough to secure his transfer, but what Klopp said previously should be enough to convince the 49ers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The German spoke on Doak at the end of the 2022\/23 campaign in a press conference after being asked about young players at the Reds, and Klopp said the 19-year-old stood out above the rest.<\/p>\n

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\u201cSpecial boy. Really confident, has something nobody else delivers really, this kind of dribbling, this kind of straight-forward bravery, all these kind of things.\u201d<\/p>\n

As seen above, he\u2019s some talent, and after an impressive start to pre-season with the Merseyside club this season, his interest will only heighten.<\/p>\n

Liverpool fans have called Doak Mohamed Salah\u2019s successor<\/a>, which adds to how high his ceiling really is.<\/p>\n

The only thing that might be questioned is his experience in the game, but that has also been approved by Klopp.<\/p>\n

Ben Doak has early experience at Liverpool which could make him ideal for Leeds United<\/p>\n

At 19, a step-up to the Premier League<\/a> is a big responsibility, not to mention he would be Leeds\u2019 starting winger.<\/p>\n

But his ability in the second tier shows that he\u2019d fit right in with Farke\u2019s current squad, who are also trying to prove their worth.<\/p>\n\nGames played<\/td>\n24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nGoal involvements<\/td>\n10 (3G+7A)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nChances created<\/td>\n44<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nChances created per 90<\/td>\n2.22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nPass accuracy %<\/td>\n83.9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nTouches in opposition box<\/td>\n133<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Ben Doak for Middlesbrough in Championship 2024\/25, as per FotMob<\/a><\/p>\n

Just one full season in the professional game isn\u2019t ideal, but Klopp also loved how well Doak adjusted to life at Liverpool.<\/p>\n

Speaking after giving Doak a run-out in a friendly against AC Milan in 2022, the former Liverpool boss was again full of praise.<\/p>\n

\u201cBen Doak comes on, 17 years old, and is this kind of natural force, it\u2019s really cool to see,\u201d Klopp said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not sure the Academy could watch the game tonight, but when you see these boys performing in a game like this, it\u2019s cool.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a real physical game, adult football is a physical game, and the boys need to make these steps so they can get ready for it step by step.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow I said, the physical part will come, but until you are that strong, you can create a lot of ideas, you can do things a bit smarter.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Whites manager might have been worried about the winger\u2019s physicality, but this shows he\u2019d be up for the challenge.<\/p>\n

Doak has the perfect profile for Leeds<\/a> through his creativity, and after one of the greats has given his stamp of approval, his signing should be a no-brainer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Leeds United are now exploring a deal for Liverpool winger Ben Doak as he has caught the eye.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":329752,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8814],"tags":[25373,748,393,4884,4198,1860,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-329751","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-leeds","8":"tag-ben-doak","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-jurgen-klopp","13":"tag-leeds","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114997151978962443","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/329751","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=329751"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/329751\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/329752"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=329751"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=329751"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=329751"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}