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Rising star Ben Doak left Celtic because he did not want to spend any more time in the Lowland League.

That is according to to his agent Jackie McNamara - who lifted the lid on January interest from Crystal Palace in the Liverpool wonderkid.

After making two first-team appearances under Ange Postecoglou, Doak would call time on his Hoops' career for a switch to the Premier League heavyweights in 2022.



Speaking to Open Goal about his relationship with the forward and his Parkhead departure, McNamara said: "I went to watch him at 15.

"I went away to watch him at Scotland 17s but everybody was trying to get him, then I’d signed with him, he signed with us and Celtic were trying to get him to extend and stay.

The problem is if you’re not in the first-team they need something in between that to get the boys to go out.

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“No disrespect to the Lowland League but when you’re at a certain level it’s stimulation, you need to go and play and be tested so there’s somewhere else boys can go if they’re not in the first-team.

I watched him away with Scotland and he’s got it, he’s special.”

Crystal Palace and Ipswich Town showed interest in bringing Doak in permanently from Anfield in January - with reports suggesting the London outfit had lodged a blockbuster £30million bid before the curtain came down on the winter window.

But McNamara explained: “Did Crystal Palace put in a £30million bid?
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