Big changes are coming to Liverpool’s midfield this summer.
Arne Slot has been relying on the same cast of midfield characters for a couple of seasons now – and is getting diminishing returns from some of them.
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Ryan Gravenberch and Alexis Mac Allister have been a long way short of their Premier League title-winning form. And for that reason it’s no surprise that Arne Slot and sporting director Richard Hughes are eyeing up midfield targets.
Lamine Camara, Eduardo Camavinga and Adam Wharton are some of the names reportedly in the frame for an Anfield arrival.
But in order to accommodate new faces there will have to be departures from the middle sector. Wataru Endo could go – with only one year left on his contract – but the most immediate doubts surround Curtis Jones.
Curtis Jones wants to leave Liverpool
The 25-year-old was oddly muted in his celebrations following a goal in the final Premier League game of the season against Brentford at Anfield.
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According to the Athletic he also declined the opportunity to clarify his future in the mixed zone after the game.
Having been linked with Inter in the winter transfer window – and with a reported price tag of £35m – it would be no surprise to see the homegrown playmaker depart.
He is out of contract in 2027 and talks over a new deal have been a non-starter. And now according to a report in the Boy Hotspur it looks like Tottenham are set to reignite their interest in the off-season.
Tottenham to come back in for £35m Curtis Jones
Roberto De Zerbi’s side now have Premier League football to once again look forward to next season having saved themselves on the last day of the season.
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And the Italian head coach is set to follow through on his club’s January interest in the England international – who has made up his mind to leave.
“Jones’s desire to secure guaranteed minutes in central midfield is understood to be the driving force behind his push to leave,” the report reads.
“Disagreements with new head coach Arne Slot have further accelerated the situation.”
No more Scousers in our team
Jones has failed to win Slot over as a starter during their two seasons together – with the Dutchman preferring other options in the middle.
He has got in the team at right-back in recent weeks but it’s clear he would be surplus to requirements if the right bid came in.
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