It’s been a while since the leaked pictures of Ben Doak in the Anfield dressing room. Nothing had been mentioned by Liverpool, Celtic or the player about Ben’s move down south.
Today, Ben has taken to social media to post a picture of himself signing his Liverpool contract, putting an end to his Celtic career.
There was hope earlier this season Ben would sign his first professional deal for Celtic. Ange even handed the player his first team debut and had Ben training with the first team. It wasn’t enough to convince him to stay.
CeltsAreHere were told by a reliable source Celtic threw the kitchen sink at Ben and his reps to get a deal done but his head had been turned.
Ben is a Celtic fan but gone are the days of players regularly coming through the ranks with their ultimate goal just to play for Celtic.
We have a few lads in our first team like Callum McGregor and James Forrest who have gave their best years to the club and in Callum’s case, continue to.
Kieran Tierney is Celtic daft, but when the Premier league came calling, it was good night Vienna.
Ben has taken the opportunity to go to a very popular club and hoping he can make a name for himself. Footballers have short careers and the aim of the game is to make decisions that will ultimately secure you financially and give you a platform for success.
There will be more competition down south but Ben is betting on himself and if the lad has that much confidence in his ability, good luck to him. I hope the move works out.
For Celtic, as Ange had said on several occasions, we have to concentrate on the players who want to be here.
