**Liverpool have set a deadline for Inter Milan in negotiations over a transfer fee for the sale of Curtis Jones as talks begin to drag on.**
The Scouser is set to leave Anfield after spending 16 years with the club, and will now begin a new journey in Italy. At present, all indications are that he will leave the club with an agreement with Inter likely not far away.
The 25-year-old has won everything in his career with Liverpool, bar the Champions League, and will likely relish the challenge of a slower, more technical game in Italy.
That is, of course, if Liverpool and Inter can actually reach an agreement over a fee.
Liverpool set deadline for Inter Milan amid meandering talks
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The two clubs have been in talks for a few weeks now an agreement yet to be reached although there is reportedly an expectation that they will reach a compromise before too long.
Inter Milan want to do business at around €20m (£17.3m) while Liverpool want closer to €30m (£26m), according to Italian newspaper Gazzetta Dello Sport.
The Serie A outfit want to sign Jones by the 16th of July for pre-season in Germany.
The Italian outlet adds: _“The Jones situation is different. There’s still confidence in reaching an agreement with Liverpool, but the Reds remain resistant, as they intend to cash in on the English midfielder’s €30 million sale, including a percentage of his future resale value. Inter, for their part, are stuck with around 20 players and are waiting, confident in the player’s desire and a contract expiring in just a year._
_“But aside from the World Cup squad (six: Akanji, Calhanoglu, Sucic, Bonny, Lautaro, and Thuram), Chivu will be able to begin his training camp with a large portion of his squad available. Both the “old” and the new players.”_
Liverpool are correct to insist on including a sell-on clause in the player’s sale agreement to Inter Milan. He’s only 25 and with the Reds only selling for around £26m, they could benefit greatly if Jones returns to the Premier League in the coming years.
He might not have cracked the level of a starting midfielder at Anfield, but there is no denying the talent Jones has.