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Liverpool’s Premier League rivals are about to ruin their transfer plans
Liverpool have dominated the transfer headlines this summer.
Even though they've only added three new players to their ranks, they seem to be getting linked with a new one every other day.
There are still several areas among their ranks that need upgrading but, at the moment, it's unclear what their next step is going to be.
Indeed, Ibrahim Mbaye and Bradley Barcola seem to be the ones at the top of Liverpool's list at the moment but, since Paris Saint-Germain's valuations for both of them are completely different to the Reds', no concrete moves have been made yet.
However, this lack of movement in the market hasn't stopped Andoni Iraola's men from being linked with moves away with one of their Premier League rivals now looking likely to ruin their transfer plans.
Newcastle have been offered two of Inter Milan's midfielders which could lead to Curtis Jones joining the Serie A outfit
Curtis Jones is the main player expected to leave Liverpool this summer.
The Englishman is in the final year of his contract at Anfield and, since there's no talks being held about extending his stay yet, an exit feels like the most likely outcome.
Indeed, since he only has a year left on his current deal, the fee that Liverpool will get won't be as much as he's worth but, at the moment, the valuation of the Englishman is what's stopping an agreement from being struck.
However, as per a fresh update from TEAMtalk, Inter Milan have now offered two of their midfielders to Newcastle United.
And, if a deal can be agreed, this would give the Serie A outfit more than enough money to sign Jones which would then cause Liverpool to change their transfer plans as they'd then need to sign a new midfielder.
"Newcastle United have been offered the chance to sign Inter Milan midfielder Davide Frattesi after also enquiring about highly-rated youngster Aleksandar Stankovic, TEAMtalk can exclusively reveal," they wrote.
"Newcastle are in the market for another midfielder following Bruno Guimaraes’ departure, and we understand they are assessing options, having already missed out on Marseille’s former Tottenham midfielder Pierre Emile Hojbjerg.
"We can now reveal that intermediaries working on Frattesi’s situation have made Newcastle aware of his potential availability.
"The 26-year-old Italy international has been told he can leave Inter this summer as the Serie A giants look to make room for Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones , who they remain determined to bring to the San Siro.
"Inter value Frattesi at around €30million (£26m / $35m) and TEAMtalk understands Juventus have shown an interest, but Newcastle have now been informed that the midfielder is available.
"Frattesi is believed to be open to a move to England, having already attracted Premier League interest in the past.
"Newcastle’s interest in Inter extends beyond a possible move for Frattesi, with the Magpies having enquired about Stankovic."
Curtis Jones exiting Liverpool would be far from ideal for Andoni Iraola
At the moment, Liverpool's midfield is probably their most stacked area.
However, since Ryan Gravenberch and Alexis Mac Allister performed poorly last term, it's hard to tell whether things are going to go better or worse for the Reds.
So, with this in mind, keeping Jones at Liverpool is probably high on Iraola's priority list.
However, since he lost trust in the club after Slot failed to play him last term, he may not even want to stay at all.
Obviously, there are a lot of things that could change before the summer transfer window slams shut but, for now, losing Jones really isn't something that Liverpool should be looking to do.
The Englishman is perfectly suited to Iraola's playing style and, since the Spaniard admitted that his team are unfit, plenty of substitutions are likely to be made during games.
Here's hoping that everything works out and Jones stays put.
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