Curtis Jones, Dominik Szoboszlai and Kostas Tsimikas appear to have mended bridges, judging by the latest round of pre-season training footage.
The Scouse midfielder looked visibly upset following Liverpool’s 1-0 win over Wrexham at Yankee Stadium.
The trio were spotted engaging in a game of keepy-ups during preparation for the Reds’ friendly clash with Leeds United on Sunday.
In footage shared on X (formerly Twitter) by the Daily Mail’s Lewis Steele, any traces of frustration on Jones’ part appear to have long since dissipated.
No bad blood between Jones, Szoboszlai and Tsimikas here pic.twitter.com/A2JOax7EAL
— Lewis Steele (@LewisSteele_) July 31, 2026
It would seem, if we were to speculate on the issue, that the incident in New York could simply be boiled down to a spot of miscommunication.
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Our No.8 had handed over the armband to Tsimikas after his substitution, a decision that evidently caused some upset with Jones that came to the surface after the full-time whistle.
Perhaps the change of armband had been planned by Andoni Iraola, without being communicated to some members of the squad. Or perhaps it was simply a non-issue, with Szoboszlai merely opting to hand over the armband to another senior member of the squad, without intending to offend another viable senior in Curtis Jones.
There’s no question that we’d be massively disappointed to see our No.17 moved on to Inter Milan this summer, after reports of the Serie A giants having reignited their interest in the midfielder.
Not that we expect a deal to be struck in the immediate future, given that the Nerazzurri have still yet to indicate they’re prepared to meet our ideal asking price.
More to the point, Andoni Iraola has clearly signalled that he wants to keep the player and believes he has a role to play in his squad this season.
Hopefully, Jones will be willing to give things a shot under new management. Especially given that our course correction under the Basque appears to have taken Liverpool in a direction more suited to its attacking traditions.
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Yes we do, he’s not good enough for Liverpool, get shut now before the walks for free.
Tsimikas was let go because he wasn’t good enough, curtis Jones has had more chances than most to prove himself at Liverpool and he’s not good enough. What does he actually do ? He doesn’t score goals, he doesn’t create, he can’t tackle.
You can change the manager and hope that things will improve from last season, but all the problems that got slot sacked after losing 20 games are still there.
Just two fit central defenders is a joke You cant rely on lightweight frimpong.
Iraola is going to play 4231 with gravenberch and Alexis mac allister protecting the defence. We saw last season they can’t do that.
Wirtz in front of the striker, wirtz is the biggest flop I’ve ever seen at Liverpool in 50 years. 116 million what does he actually do . He slows down the game, he did nothing for Germany in the world cup. He should be sold.
Szoboszlai our best player, because of wirtz will be playing at right midfield. If frimpong gets injured, at right back.
Then there’s isak. From day one he didn’t look like a Liverpool player, he doesn’t close down or press and you just know he’s going to get injured again.
I don’t know what the hell Richard Hughes is doing. Just like last season neglecting areas where we must improve and bringing in expensive players in positions we don’t need.
Iraola has no say whatsoever on anything, hes another yes man. with every transfer window Richard Hughes has power we decline. Number one priority after last season should be the defence, and the people in front of the defence to protect the defence.
Let’s buy another left winger. And you don’t spend 140 million on a natural left winger to play him in the right wing. It’s totally shambolic.
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