Bitter pill looms for Liverpool: club wants to keep Curtis Jones, but is it too late?


Liverpool still wants to keep Curtis Jones at the club, but the timing seems unfavorable. The 23-year-old midfielder is entering the final year of his contract and is firmly on the radar of Inter, which has been in the market since January. According to The Athletic, Liverpool is no longer planning to sell Jones and is instead aiming for a longer stay. The question is whether that will come in time. Jones would mainly have doubts due to the lack of prospects for a permanent starting position. He did not have that role under Arne Slot, and although he may have more prospects under Andoni Iraola, that remains a gamble. Inter, the champion of Italy, on the other hand, is seen as a destination where he is immediately assigned a starting spot. That plays a major role in his considerations. The situation comes at a time of major changes in the selection for Liverpool. Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson received a grand farewell on the last matchday, while Ibrahima Konaté has now reached an agreement on a move to Real Madrid. Despite the change of club management towards Jones, a departure remains a possibility as long as the prospect of playing time is not convincing. Inter continues to push, and so there is a bitter pill in the air for Liverpool: the club wants to continue with Jones, but that realization may come just too late.