Liverpool Face Curtis Jones Question as Arne Slot Pressure Grows
Liverpool enter the final stretch of the season with Arne Slot under scrutiny and Curtis Jones now central to another uncomfortable storyline at Anfield.
With Mohamed Salah preparing for his final week as a Liverpool player, attention has already turned to how Slot manages a dressing room that appears unsettled. Salah’s recent comments after defeat to Aston Villa created noise, but the reaction from within the squad made it harder to dismiss as one player’s frustration.
Inter Milan Interest Builds
According to Tuttosport, Jones has ‘fallen out’ with Slot after a difficult campaign. The 25-year-old is also said to be ‘refusing to sign a new contract’, with only one year remaining on his current Liverpool deal.
That contractual position matters. For Liverpool, this is no longer simply about form or selection. It is about value, timing and control. If Jones will not extend, the club must decide whether to sell this summer or risk a weakening hand later.
Inter Milan are reportedly keen, with the newly crowned Serie A champions viewing Jones as a potential midfield addition. Roma’s Manu Kone is also said to be on their list, which means Liverpool’s asking price could prove decisive.
Slot Must Regain Control
Slot won the Premier League in his first season at Liverpool, but this campaign has carried a very different tone. Supporters have questioned the team’s defensive structure, pressing issues and attacking patterns. Now, with Salah leaving and Jones potentially edging towards the exit, the manager faces a test of authority as much as tactics.
Jones has long represented something valuable to Liverpool, an academy player with technical quality, local identity and Champions League level experience. Losing him would not wreck the squad, but it would carry symbolic weight.
Summer Decision Looms
The social media detail will attract attention, particularly suggestions that Jones has been ‘flirting’ with Inter online. Yet the real story is simpler. A player with one year left, a strained relationship with the manager and serious overseas interest rarely stays out of the market for long.
Liverpool must now decide whether Curtis Jones remains part of Arne Slot’s rebuild or becomes another sign of a squad moving into a more uncertain era.
