Curtis Jones Transfer: Inter Milan Eyes Liverpool Exit
Inter Milan are preparing another move for Curtis Jones as the Liverpool midfielder’s Anfield future hangs by an increasingly thin thread.
The 25-year-old has been at the centre of transfer talk all summer. Inter have already seen an opening bid of around £21.7m rejected, with Liverpool initially holding out for close to £34m, according to The Athletic. The Serie A champions, though, have never gone away.
Italian reporter Fabrizio Romano has consistently described Jones as a “priority” target for Inter. Speaking on his YouTube channel in recent days, he suggested Liverpool could soften their stance and come down to a fee in the region of €35m (about £30m), a figure far closer to the Italian club’s valuation.
On Sunday, the situation sharpened again.
Liverpool played two matches against Como, using 24 different players across the pair of fixtures. Another six were named among the substitutes but stayed on the bench. Jones was nowhere to be seen. Not in the XI. Not on the bench. Not involved at all.
Romano then moved the story on with a fresh update on X, writing that Inter “remain keen on the English midfielder with new bid anticipated, deal depends on club-to-club talks as player wants the move.”
That last line matters. Player wants the move.
Liverpool head coach Andoni Iraola has maintained that Jones has been dealing with a minor hip problem, as reported by The Standard. Even so, his complete omission from a 30-man pool for what were essentially extended pre-season run-outs will only intensify the feeling that this is more than just a precaution.
The pieces are starting to align: a reduced asking price, a motivated buying club, and a player understood to be eager for a fresh start. The path from Anfield to San Siro looks clearer by the day.
For Liverpool, there is an emotional layer to this one. Jones is a Toxteth-born academy graduate, a local lad who grew up in the club’s system and carried the Scouse flag in a dressing room that currently has no other locals in the first team. Losing him would sting on a cultural level as much as a sporting one.
Inter, on the other hand, will sense opportunity. Their first offer was knocked back. The next one is expected. With Liverpool seemingly more flexible on price and Jones keen on the move, the Nerazzurri have every reason to believe that this time, they can get it over the line.
The question now is not whether another bid will come. It’s how long Liverpool can – or want to – hold their ground before one of their own walks away in black and blue.
