Plenty of Liverpool players are being linked with moves away from Anfield ahead of the summer window, but Curtis Jones may be one of the more interesting cases to watch.
The midfielder has been at Liverpool since the age of nine, and is the only local player left in the senior picture. Yet Jones is strongly considering leaving Liverpool, wanting more than rotation minutes at this stage in his career.
He has the technical ability to become a central figure somewhere, but that role may not be possible under Arne Slot. Fabrizio Romano has now put forward a move to Italy, with Scott McTominay held up as the obvious example.
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Fabrizio Romano says Serie A move will appeal to Liverpool’s Curtis Jones
Romano said on his YouTube channel: “The possibility of Curtis Jones leaving Liverpool in the summer transfer window is absolutely concrete. There are possibilities. There is the chance to see Curtis Jones leaving. Inter in Italy wanted him in January and remain interested in the player, according to my sources.
“There are also clubs in England interested but Italy could be an appealing destination for Curtis Jones to be sort of, just to give you a context and example, the new McTominay.
“Scott McTominay was in England a squad player at Man United. He became one of the best players in Serie A. Eventually, Curtis Jones could consider to try do the same with Inter but at the moment still nothing advanced, nothing agreed so still early stages.”
McTominay left Man United as a useful Premier League squad player and became a major figure in Italy. Jones may look at that and wonder whether his own career needs the same kind of reset.
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There is no doubt about his ability. Jones is clever in tight spaces, technically secure and comfortable taking the ball under pressure. The problem is that he has never truly nailed down a fixed role at Liverpool. That is not entirely his fault, but it has stopped him from becoming the main man.
And that’s the sticking point for the 25-year-old. Jones would stay at Liverpool if he thought progression was a realistic possibility. Otherwise, he might be ready to call time.
There is no guarantee he would make that leap abroad. Still, there is also no reason to say he could not take the reins of a side if given the right platform.
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