Liverpool have told Nottingham Forest to pay \u00a340million for Curtis Jones, according to a journalist.<\/p>\n
The future of Jones<\/a> is enshrouded in uncertainty, with the Liverpool midfielder out of contract at the end of next season.<\/p>\n Inter Milan are actively trying to do a deal with Liverpool for Jones<\/a>, but last season\u2019s Serie A champions are unable to come to an agreement.<\/p>\n Transfer guru Fabrizio Romano on his YouTube channel last month<\/a>: \u201cInter are very interested in Curtis Jones.<\/p>\n \u201cInter are talking to Liverpool. Inter are starting around \u20ac20m [\u00a317.3m], Liverpool want more than \u20ac30m [\u00a325.9m], maybe including a sell-on clause and bonuses, so there\u2019s still a big gap between Inter and Liverpool, but the deal is on.<\/p>\n \u201c[Jones] is keen on the move and Chiesa said Jones asked him how life is in Italy.\u201d<\/p>\n READ: Five-year net spend table now topped by Spurs after Tonali transfer<\/a><\/p>\n Romano also said in mid-June: \u201cIt\u2019s mid-June. So, clearly, Inter will have to work step by step.<\/p>\n \u201cThey have outgoing players, not only incoming ones, and various situations will need to be clarified.\u201d<\/p>\n The Italian transfer journalist further stated: \u201cPeople are asking why the name of Curtis Jones disappeared from the news, what\u2019s up with Curtis Jones?<\/p>\n \u201cNothing changes, Curtis Jones remains a very high name on Inter\u2019s list, their favourite since January and the player is completely open.<\/p>\n \u201cWe need to make the numbers add up. Inter are starting at 20 million Euros, but Liverpool want 30 plus resale value so there\u2019s still a gap to fill.\u201d<\/p>\n READ NEXT: The 20 best footballers out of contract and available for free NOW<\/a><\/p>\n Nottingham Forest want Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones<\/p>\n It has now emerged in the Italian media that Nottingham Forest<\/a> have taken a shine to Jones.<\/p>\n Italian journalist Luca Cerchione has reported that Forest have \u201cswooped in\u201d for Jones and have received a strong response from Liverpool.<\/p>\n While Liverpool are willing to sever ties with the 25-year-old, the club\u2019s owners, Fenway Sports Group (FSG), want \u00a340million for the England international.<\/p>\n The reporter wrote on X<\/a> at 6:17pm on July 8: \u201cNottingham Forest swoop in on Curtis Jones: Liverpool take no prisoners but demands 40 million pounds to let the midfielder go, whose contract expires in June 2027\u201d<\/p>\n Cerchione has almost 35,000 followers on X and have broken a couple of major transfer news this summer.<\/p>\n The Italian journalist was among the first to report about Chelsea\u2019s desire to sign Marco Palestra from Atalanta <\/a>and was the very first to reveal the Blues\u2019 interest in Sunderland midfielder Granit Xhaka<\/a>.<\/p>\n Arsenal also linked with Curtis Jones<\/p>\n Forest, though, are not the only Premier League club linked with Jones, with Arsenal also mentioned.<\/p>\n The Daily Mail journalist Lewis Steele said in late June: \u201cI think Liverpool doesn\u2019t want to sell him for anything less than their valuation, which is fair enough.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd it seems that other clubs aren\u2019t willing to put up the money that Liverpool wants at this stage.<\/p>\n \u201cAs far as Liverpool is concerned, that would mean the door is closed on Curtis leaving this summer.<\/p>\n \u201cThe only thing I wonder is that we haven\u2019t really heard from Curtis himself.<\/p>\n \u201cHe seemed to be aiming for a move away this summer.<\/p>\n \u201cSo, if a club comes in and puts the money on the table, that could certainly change things.<\/p>\n \u201cWe know that Spurs have liked him in the past, though they went for Gallagher in January instead.<\/p>\n \u201cI think there was always talk that Arsenal might have liked him.<\/p>\n \u201cSo, that could be one to watch.<\/p>\n \u201cI do think it\u2019s more likely that he will stay at this point based on what\u2019s been said, but I don\u2019t think the door is completely shut because he only has a year left on his contract.\u201d<\/p>\n