Inter Milan Revives Interest in Curtis Jones: Liverpool's Stance

Inter Milan are back at Liverpool’s door for Curtis Jones – and the answer, for now, sounds exactly the same.

The Serie A champions have revived their pursuit of the Liverpool midfielder as they look to reload for another title defence in Italy, returning with a fresh bid after being knocked back earlier in the summer. Their interest has never really gone away. Liverpool’s stance hasn’t either.

According to The Athletic, Inter opened with an offer in the region of €25 million, a proposal Liverpool dismissed before making it plain they see Jones as a €40 million player. Inter have since nudged closer, coming back through intermediaries with an improved package worth around €35 million.

Close, but not close enough.

Liverpool are described as having little appetite to soften that valuation. Inside Anfield, there is a clear benchmark: Tottenham Hotspur’s €40 million move for Conor Gallagher from Atletico Madrid earlier this year. If Gallagher commands that fee, Liverpool argue, then one of their own long-serving midfielders sits in the same bracket.

The complication for Inter is that the usual pressure point – contract length – isn’t biting in the way they might hope. Jones has entered the final year of his current deal, which runs to 2027, yet Liverpool’s position has remained firm. Club officials are prepared to let the 23-year-old run that contract down and even risk losing him for nothing rather than accept what they regard as a cut-price offer.

It is a hard line, and it underlines how they view his role in the squad.

Inter’s admiration stretches back months. The Nerazzurri tested the waters in January with a proposal built around an initial loan and an option to buy. Liverpool dismissed it almost instantly, unwilling to lose a homegrown midfielder mid-season or entertain a structure that left the fee to be decided later.

This time, Inter are pushing for a permanent transfer. Fresh from another Scudetto and with Champions League ambitions to match, they want more depth and dynamism in midfield. Jones, with his blend of technique and tactical intelligence, fits the profile.

But he also fits Liverpool.

A product of the club’s academy, Jones has spent his entire professional career at Anfield. Since his senior debut in 2019, he has grown from promising youngster to trusted first-team option, racking up more than 220 appearances. Managers have leaned on his versatility: he has operated as an advanced No 8, dropped deeper when needed, and even shuffled into wider roles to plug gaps.

His game is built on control. He protects the ball, links play, and rarely looks flustered in tight spaces. That ability to retain possession and adapt to different positions has kept him in the frame despite the heavy midfield turnover Liverpool have overseen in recent windows.

There are, at present, no active talks over a new contract. Liverpool, though, are open to sitting down and discussing fresh terms if the right moment and the right numbers arrive. For now, they are not acting from a place of desperation. They are acting from one of conviction.

Inter, then, know exactly where the line is drawn. Unless they are willing to step up to Liverpool’s €40 million valuation, Jones stays put. The Italian champions must decide whether to push harder for a player they clearly admire or turn their attention elsewhere in the final stretch of their rebuild.