Liverpool reject €25m offer from Inter for Curtis Jones

Liverpool have turned down a verbal offer of around €25million (£21.7m; $28.7m) from Inter for Curtis Jones.

It is the second attempt the Serie A champions have made to secure the 25-year-old midfielder’s services this summer but it falls considerably short of the Merseyside club’s valuation.

Liverpool want around €40m to sell Jones, who has one year remaining on his contract at Anfield. They point to the similar fee that Tottenham Hotspur paid Atletico Madrid for Conor Gallagher back in January, when the Premier League side paid €40m for the England international.

Inter’s latest offer was instantly rebuffed and they have been informed that unless their valuation changes significantly then Liverpool see no realistic pathway to a deal. Senior Anfield figures insist they would rather run the risk of losing Jones for nothing next summer than sanction a cut-price agreement in the current window.

Like Jones, defender Jan Paul van Hecke only had one year left on his contract when he recently moved from Brighton & Hove Albion to Tottenham for £52m.

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Inter first tried to sign Jones during the January window when their proposal for an initial loan with an option to buy was swiftly rejected by Liverpool sporting director Richard Hughes.

Liverpool-born Jones came through the club’s Kirkby academy and has made 228 senior appearances since making his debut in 2019. He played 49 times in all competitions in 2025-26 but made just 28 starts and grew frustrated at not holding down a regular place in midfield. He finished the campaign playing as a makeshift right-back.

Talks over a new contract stalled and there are currently no active discussions. Liverpool would still be keen to explore a new deal if the gap can be bridged between the player’s expectations and what the club are willing to offer.