{"id":1156482,"date":"2026-08-18T23:33:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T23:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1156482\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T23:33:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T23:33:14","slug":"curtis-jones-inter-prepare-e35m-offer-for-liverpool-midfielder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1156482\/","title":{"rendered":"Curtis Jones: Inter Prepare \u20ac35m Offer for Liverpool Midfielder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Inter have made a fresh approach for Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones and are willing to raise their offer to \u20ac35m.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/2026\/jul\/31\/inter-liverpool-curtis-jones-football-transfer-window\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong>the Guardian<\/strong><\/a>, intermediaries representing Inter contacted Liverpool this week and indicated a willingness to increase the offer beyond the \u20ac25m bid Liverpool rejected in June. Liverpool value their homegrown midfielder at closer to \u20ac40m.<\/p>\n<p>Jones has one year remaining on his Anfield contract and was unable to establish himself as a regular starter under Arne Slot last season. He was also involved in a row with Dominik Szoboszlai after Liverpool\u2019s win over Wrexham in New York, reportedly over the captain\u2019s armband when Szoboszlai was substituted during the friendly.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/curtis-jones-liverpool-midfielder-inline.webp\" alt=\"Curtis Jones of Liverpool FC in a red home kit controlling a football during a match\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>Curtis Jones in action for Liverpool during a Premier League fixture.<br \/>\n<strong>Valuation Gap Still Separates the Two Clubs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A \u20ac35m offer would remain below Liverpool\u2019s valuation. It is unclear whether Liverpool will accept that figure, with the club facing the prospect of Jones leaving for free next summer.<\/p>\n<p>New head coach Andoni Iraola has spoken about the importance of retaining Jones and preserving a local identity at the start of his first season in charge. As <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/inter-milan-revive-interest-liverpools-190010594.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong>Yahoo Sports reported<\/strong><\/a>, Iraola said he hoped to keep Jones and agree a new deal.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/andoni-iraola-manager-touchline-inline.webp\" alt=\"Andoni Iraola gesturing with open arms while managing from the touchline during a football match\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>Andoni Iraola directs his players from the touchline.<\/p>\n<p>Inter\u2019s interest is not new. The club attempted to sign Jones during the January window with a loan proposal that included an option to buy, but Liverpool rejected the approach.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Inter have made a fresh approach for Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones and are willing to raise their offer&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1156483,"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-1156482","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\/117119133320113231","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1156482","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=1156482"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1156482\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1156483"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1156482"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1156482"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1156482"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}