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View image in fullscreenBournemouth close to signing Ben Doak from Liverpool in £25m deal

Forward cost Liverpool £600,000 from Celtic in 2022

Bayern open talks with Chelsea over Christopher Nkunku

Bournemouth are closing in on a deal to sign the Liverpool forward Ben Doak for £25m.



The 19-year-old is poised to deliver a huge profit for Liverpool on the £600,000 they paid Celtic in training compensation in 2022.

The Scotland international has been linked with umpteen Premier League clubs and Porto and the proposed switch comes with Bournemouth’s Dango Ouattara poised to join Brentford for up to £42.5m.

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Doak’s Liverpool future originally looked bright under Jürgen Klopp but a combination of the German’s departure, injury and the form of Mohamed Salah meant it felt increasingly inevitable he would need to kickstart his career elsewhere.

Doak spent last season on loan in the Championship at Middlesbrough but did not feature after late January having sustained a thigh injury which required surgery.

Coincidentally, Liverpool and Bournemouth meet to open the Premier League season on Friday evening.

After Bournemouth completed the signing of the French centre back Bafode Diakité from Lille for £34.5m this week, Andoni Iraola has turned attention to attacking positions.

Doak’s arrival comes with Luis Sinisterra expected to move on loan to Cruzeiro.

Bayern Munich have opened talks with Chelsea over a deal for Christopher Nkunku.

It remains to be seen whether Chelsea will press for a permanent deal, even if that means taking a loss.

Bayern are looking to strengthen their attack after releasing Thomas Müller, selling Kingsley Coman and being hit by Jamal Musiala sustaining a long-term injury during the Club World Cup.
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