Liverpool do not want to lose the only Scouser in their first team

[Getty Images] It was just under two years ago when Curtis Jones spoke during Liverpool's pre-season tour in the United States about how working with Arne Slot was probably the happiest he had been in terms of a style of play. That wasn't a dig at Jurgen Klopp, who Jones credited for changing him from a boy to a man, but rather an indication that he preferred playing for a side where the midfielders were the heart of the team. That 2024-25 season, when Liverpool won the Premier League title, was the campaign where the boy from Toxteth truly took the next step. Yet one year on, the 25-year-old finds himself with a decision to make. His current Liverpool deal expires next summer and, although he has been in talks over a new contract for several months, an extension is yet to be agreed. Liverpool certainly do not want to lose the only Scouser in their first team, but if Jones wants out and a suitable offer in the range of £35m is made, the understanding is they will not stand in his way. The question is whether such a fee will be offered when Jones will be available on a free transfer next summer, and it would be another failure on the club's part if an academy graduate with more than 200 appearances left the same way as Ibrahima Konate, Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson. Inter Milan were interested in January and, earlier this month, their sporting director Pierre Ausilio said: "Curtis Jones - we are paying attention to him. We didn't hide. We understand what the developments will be." Federico Chiesa went as far as telling La Gazetta that Jones has already asked him what it is like to live in Italy. So the prospect is there, with Jones knowing he would be a key part of the Inter side. Liverpool must also assess the value that Jones brings to the dressing room, with a number of senior figures already leaving this summer and the likes of Alisson, Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez all out of contract next summer. So perhaps it would make sense for Andoni Iraola to see if there is a future with Jones when pre-season starts next month, before both parties decide on the next step. Read the full article on what might be next for Jones here