Inter hesitate on Jones as Liverpool set big €30m asking price

Sky Sport Italia pundit Gianluca Di Marzio claims Inter made a €20m offer for Curtis Jones, but Liverpool are asking for at least €30m, despite a contract that expires next summer.MILAN, ITALY – DECEMBER 09: Curtis Jones of Liverpool controls the ball whilst under pressure from Nicolo Barella of FC Internazionale Milano during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Phase MD6 match between FC Internazionale Milano and Liverpool FC at Stadio San Siro on December 09, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)The midfielder has long been a target for the Nerazzurri and had already been approached for a possible transfer over the January window.Now that his contract is due to run out in June 2027, Inter had assumed the price-tag would drop to a much lower figure.Jones price scaring Inter offKIRKBY, ENGLAND – JANUARY 20: Curtis Jones of Liverpool looks on during a Liverpool FC Training Session at AXA Training Centre on January 20, 2026 in Kirkby, England. (Photo by Jan Kruger/Getty Images)Initial negotiations took place today, but Sky Sport Italia maintain the outcome was a huge €10m gap between demand and offer.The proposal on the table is worth circa €20m, whereas Liverpool are asking for €30m to make the sale, along with a cut of the future sell-on fee.That is a significant difference and Inter will be hesitant to pay that for a player who will be a free agent in a year’s time.They hope that the fact the player prefers them to Aston Villa can prompt Jones to push for a lower fee to Inter.The 25-year-old England international is a product of the Liverpool youth academy, so any sale would represent a pure profit.Jones made 49 competitive appearances for the Reds this season, scoring three goals and providing three assists for his teammates.