{"id":1126283,"date":"2026-08-02T16:53:28","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T16:53:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1126283\/"},"modified":"2026-08-02T16:53:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T16:53:28","slug":"liverpool-pull-out-of-jones-loan-blocking-frattesi-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1126283\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool Pull Out of Jones Loan, Blocking Frattesi Move"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Inter Milan\u2019s pursuit of Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones collapsed at the final hurdle after the Reds withdrew their own loan proposal, simultaneously freezing the Nerazzurri\u2019s plans to sell Davide Frattesi to Nottingham Forest.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportmediaset.mediaset.it\/mercato\/inter-mercato-curtis-jones-sfumato-frattesi-nottingham_108592697-202602k.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong>SportMediaset<\/strong><\/a>, citing Corriere dello Sport, Liverpool had actively offered Jones to Inter on a straight loan basis. An agreement with the player himself had been reached, but Liverpool pulled back at the last moment \u2013 concerned about thinning their own squad and wary of complications around Jones\u2019 contract, which runs to 2027.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/curtis-jones-liverpool-player-inline.webp\" alt=\"Side profile of Curtis Jones wearing a black Liverpool FC training top with red detailing.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>Curtis Jones during a Liverpool training session.<\/p>\n<p>That U-turn had immediate downstream consequences. Without the Jones addition, Inter removed Frattesi from the market entirely. Nottingham Forest had been ready to take Frattesi, but the move did not proceed once the Jones deal fell through.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jones Deal Structure and Frattesi\u2019s Transfer Details<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As reported by TuttoMercatoWeb, Gianluca Di Marzio confirmed that Jones could unlock Frattesi\u2019s departure, with the player having already given his approval and the clubs awaiting Liverpool\u2019s green light. Di Marzio indicated that the operation would see Frattesi leave on a loan with an option to buy, for a total of \u20ac40 million. Fabrizio Romano also confirmed that Inter and Liverpool were in direct talks over a Jones loan with an option to buy, with negotiations linked to Frattesi and a response awaited from Nottingham Forest.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/davide-frattesi-inter-milan-inline.webp\" alt=\"Davide Frattesi celebrating in an Inter Milan home kit during a football match\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>Davide Frattesi celebrates a goal for Inter Milan.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool\u2019s reluctance ultimately stemmed from concerns over squad depth and complications related to Jones\u2019 contract. For now, Curtis Jones stays at Anfield, and Frattesi stays at San Siro \u2013 both exits blocked by the same last-minute withdrawal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Inter Milan\u2019s pursuit of Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones collapsed at the final hurdle after the Reds withdrew their&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1126284,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[8815],"tags":[748,306576,393,306577,94,4884,2926,8883,306578,2199,179,63202,306579,8634,306580,16,15],"class_list":["post-1126283","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-liverpool","tag-britain","tag-calcio","tag-england","tag-fcim","tag-football","tag-great-britain","tag-inter","tag-inter-milan","tag-italia","tag-italy","tag-liverpool","tag-milano","tag-nerazzurri","tag-serie-a","tag-suning","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/117026962762110223","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1126283","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1126283"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1126283\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1126284"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1126283"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1126283"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1126283"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}