Liverpool transfer news: Reds stance on Curtis Jones 'revealed' after second Inter Milan bid rejected

Liverpool person reportedly rejected a 2nd bid from Serie A champions Inter Milan for midfielder Curtis Jones.

During the January transportation window, Inter proposed a indebtedness move with an work to buy, but the attack was swiftly rejected.

According to The Times, the Nerazzurri person failed again successful their attempts to motion Jones aft Liverpool turned down an connection worthy £21m, which falls good abbreviated of the club's valuation of the player.

Jones has 1 twelvemonth remaining connected his existent contract, and with nary progressive talks implicit an extension, the Reds hazard losing different cardinal subordinate for free.

Ibrahima Konate and Mohamed Salah near Anfield connected escaped transfers astatine the extremity of past season, portion Trent Alexander-Arnold joined Real Madrid for a interest of conscionable £8.4m.

Curtis Jones future: Liverpool transportation stance revealed 

The study claims that Liverpool person grown progressively frustrated by Inter's pursuit of the midfielder and bash not presumption the Italian nine arsenic superior contenders for his signature.

Liverpool reportedly worth Jones astatine astir £35m, a fig comparable to the interest Tottenham Hotspur paid Atletico Madrid to motion Conor Gallagher successful January.

The Reds person besides reportedly unopen down discussions with Inter aft the Serie A giants indicated that they would not summation their latest offer.

Liverpool are reluctant to weaken their negotiating presumption aft seeing rival clubs spot immense valuations connected midfielders, including Nottingham Forest's reported £100m-plus asking terms for Elliot Anderson.

The study adds that Liverpool person nary volition of sanctioning a merchantability for thing little than £35m, portion determination remains a anticipation that Jones could inactive enactment astatine Anfield.

Curtis Jones tin inactive person a agelong aboriginal astatine Liverpool 

Jones appeared disaffected towards the extremity of Arne Slot's tenure and was often deployed astatine right-back alternatively than successful his preferred midfield role.

The academy graduate, who joined his boyhood nine astatine under-nine level, inactive has an accidental to impressment caller caput manager Andoni Iraola erstwhile helium returns for pre-season grooming adjacent month.

With Virgil van Dijk, Alisson, Joe Gomez and Wataru Endo each owed to beryllium retired of declaration successful 12 months' time, Liverpool indispensable besides find a solution regarding Jones's semipermanent aboriginal and declaration situation.