{"id":657840,"date":"2025-08-07T14:45:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T18:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=657840"},"modified":"2025-08-07T15:14:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T19:14:20","slug":"ben-doak-interest-west-ham-leeds-united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2025\/08\/07\/ben-doak-interest-west-ham-leeds-united\/","title":{"rendered":"Leeds\u00a0and\u00a0West Ham Target \u2018Special\u2019 Player Seeking Regular First-Team Football"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the 2025 summer transfer window producing several memorable deals thus far, many more <\/span>are set<\/span> to come before the September 1 deadline. Liverpool <\/span>have<\/span> been active and <\/span>are<\/span> still pursuing Alexander Isak. It appears a player maybe heading for the exit doors at Anfield, with <\/span>Sky Sports<\/span><\/a> reporting that Liverpool winger Ben Doak is attracting interest from Leeds United<\/a> and West Ham.<\/span><\/p>\n

Leeds United and West Ham Plot Improvements Ahead of 2025\/26 Season<\/h2>\n

Leeds United and West Ham Eye \u2018Special\u2019 Ben Doak<\/h3>\n

Preparing for their return to the Premier League, Leeds have been active in the transfer market this summer, signing Anton Sach, Jaka Bijol and Sean Longstaff, among others. West Ham, meanwhile, have endured a frustrating window, with Callum Wilson the most high-profile arrival.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ben Doak has impressed for Liverpool in pre-season<\/a> but is seeking regular first-team football. Former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp previously described Doak as a “<\/span>special boy<\/span><\/a>.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Read More<\/strong>: Premier League Club Take \u2018First Choice\u2019 Target From Leicester City After \u2018Deal Looked Dead\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n

Leeds and West Ham are among the clubs showing interest in Doak, with Monaco and Bologna also interested. Ipswich and Crystal Palace are understood to have had bids rejected for the winger.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Qualities of Ben Doak<\/h3>\n

At 19 years old, Doak has enormous potential. He’s direct, fast and a fantastic dribbler. His ability to retain the ball is exceptional for someone so young. Doak is at his best when isolating his marker, before dazzling them with his silky skills.<\/p>\n

His explosiveness would be a vital addition when on the counterattack for both Leeds United and West Ham. The Scotsman works hard both offensively and defensively, which makes him a great option for any potential suitors.<\/p>\n

Read More<\/strong>: West Ham United Agree Deal for \u2018Special\u2019 Attacker<\/a><\/p>\n

It remains to be seen what comes next for Doak, but after his impressive loan at Middlesbrough, it appears he’s ready for a step up, and despite being 19, he seems ready to make his mark at the highest level.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With the 2025 summer transfer window producing several memorable deals thus far, many more are set to come before the September 1 deadline. Liverpool have been active and are still pursuing Alexander Isak. It appears a player maybe heading for the exit doors at Anfield, with Sky Sports reporting that Liverpool winger Ben Doak is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4106,"featured_media":657414,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6443,16,30,3,7188,27],"tags":[32169,9389,7880],"class_list":["post-657840","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-leeds-united","category-liverpool","category-news","category-premier-league","category-rumours","category-west-ham","tag-ben-doak","tag-leeds-united-transfer-rumours","tag-west-ham-transfer-rumours"],"modified_by":"Ricky Carroll, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/657840","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4106"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=657840"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/657840\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":657853,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/657840\/revisions\/657853"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/657414"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=657840"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=657840"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=657840"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}