Inter Milan Pursue Curtis Jones as Liverpool Softens Stance
Inter Milan are refusing to let go of Curtis Jones – and Liverpool’s resolve is starting to look less rigid than it did at the start of the summer.
The 25-year-old’s future has hovered over Liverpool’s pre-season, with the Serie A champions already seeing an opening bid of £21.7m knocked back. The Reds have been holding out for closer to £34m, according to The Athletic, but that figure is now shifting.
Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano, who has consistently described Jones as a “priority” target for Inter, has reported on his YouTube channel that Liverpool could be willing to accept around €35m (£30m). That’s a notable drop from the original valuation – and exactly the kind of movement that encourages a second offer.
On Sunday, the story took another twist.
Liverpool played two matches against Como, using 24 different players across the double-header. Six more made the bench without getting on the pitch. Jones wasn’t in either camp. Not in the XI, not among the substitutes, not involved at all.
For a player whose future is already under the microscope, that absence was loud.
Romano then moved the narrative on again, posting on X 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 part is crucial. The player wants the move.
Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola has maintained that Jones has been managing a minor hip issue, as reported by The Standard, which offers a plausible reason for his omission. Yet when a club appear to soften their asking price at the same time as a key player disappears from a pre-season squad, transfer talk doesn’t just grow – it accelerates.
The picture now is clear enough. Inter see an opportunity. Liverpool, while not desperate to sell, are no longer standing behind a fixed £34m wall. The gap between the clubs is shrinking, and the sense of inevitability around a deal is starting to creep in.
For Liverpool supporters, the potential departure carries an emotional sting. Jones is a Toxteth-born academy graduate, the last Scouser currently in the first-team squad. Losing him would not just be a tactical decision; it would strip away another local thread from the fabric of the dressing room.
From Inter’s side, the mood will be very different. They have identified their man, had one offer rejected, and now see the price edging closer to their range. With the player understood to be keen on San Siro, the Nerazzurri will fancy their chances of getting this over the line.
All that’s missing is the next bid – and few around the deal expect Inter to wait much longer.
