Ben Doak's Euro 2024 dream looks to have been shattered after Liverpool confirmed the winger will need surgery to fix a torn ligament in his knee.The rising Scotland star had been tipped to be the breakout inclusion in Steve Clarke's squad for the finals in Germany this summer, after making the step up to Liverpool's first team and earning rave reviews from Jurgen Klopp.
So far, Clarke has resisted the temptation to call Doak up to the senior pool, instead keeping him with Scot Gemmill's Under 21s.But the clamour has been growing to blood Doak sooner rather than later, with the Tartan Army holding high hopes for the former Ayr United and Celtic starlet.
But any hopes if seeing him on the plane to Germany appear to have been dashed after Anfield assistant Pep Lijnders revealed that the 18-year-old would be out for a lengthy period after suffering a torn meniscus playing for the Reds' unders."That’s not a good one," said Klopp's No 2. "He teared his lateral meniscus, which needs surgery.
That one will take a longer time."He is young, he is a fit guy, he is a positive guy so for sure he will come back stronger, and we need him to come back with the same fire he has with the ball, how he was.
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