{"id":779,"date":"2026-04-25T16:57:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T16:57:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=779"},"modified":"2026-04-25T16:57:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T16:57:04","slug":"liverpools-curtis-jones-tipped-for-aston-villa-transfer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=779","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool&#8217;s Curtis Jones tipped for Aston Villa transfer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>Curtis Jones and Virgil van Dijk celebrate as Liverpool beat Everton (Photo by Gareth Copley\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones is likely to be a transfer target for Aston Villa this summer if he is made available by the Reds.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 25-year-old seems to be facing some uncertainty ahead of the next transfer window after struggling to hold down a regular starting spot in Arne Slot\u2019s side.<\/p>\n<p>A recent report from TEAMtalk claimed that Villa were preparing a concrete move for Jones, and the story really seems to be gathering momentum.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CAUGHTOFFSIDE APP FOR ALL THE LATEST &#038; BREAKING UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON <span role=\"presentation\"><u>APPLE<\/u><\/span> &#038; <span role=\"presentation\"><u>GOOGLE PLAY<\/u><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Former Premier League scout Mick Brown has now stated that he can see Villa moving for Jones this summer, and that the English midfielder will have a lot of interest if Liverpool decide they\u2019re open to letting him go.<\/p>\n<h2>Curtis Jones tipped to be Aston Villa transfer target<\/h2>\n<p>Discussing Jones\u2019 future with Football Insider, Brown said: \u201cIf he\u2019s (Jones) available to leave Liverpool this summer, there are going to be a lot of teams interested, and I certainly expect Aston Villa will be among them.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Want more CaughtOffside coverage? Add us as a <\/i><\/b><b><i><span draggable=\"true\">preferred source on Google<\/span><\/i><\/b><b><i>  to your favourites list for news you can trust<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s lively, he\u2019s quick, he\u2019s sharp, and he would help Aston Villa in an area where they feel they are a bit weak in the middle of the park.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVilla could lose players this summer because of these financial issues, so they have to look at who they might be able to bring in to improve the squad.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf they could get Curtis Jones, it would definitely be a good move for them, and probably for him as well because he would be able to play more than he does at Liverpool.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Will Curtis Jones leave Liverpool?<\/h2>\n<p>LFC certainly have a decision to make on Jones this summer as he\u2019s going to be in the final year of his contract, so there\u2019s the risk of losing him for free next summer.<\/p>\n<p>From that point of view, the Merseyside giants should probably cash in on Jones now, as it\u2019s perhaps hard to imagine them offering him a new contract.<\/p>\n<p>Even if Jones is a useful squad player, that might not be a role he\u2019s happy with, so there\u2019s also the possibility that he wouldn\u2019t be looking to agree to a new deal.<\/p>\n<p>Inter Milan showed an interest in Jones, as reported by Fabrizio Romano back in January, so perhaps there\u2019s been an openness from all sides over an exit for some time\u2026<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-lazy tweet-img lazyload\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">???? Inter are in direct club to club talks with Liverpool for Curtis Jones on loan deal with buy option clause.<\/p>\n<p>Negotiations ongoing but linked to Davide Frattesi exit with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NFFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NFFC<\/a> waiting for an answer.<\/p>\n<p>Inter and Liverpool, discussing today. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hfx3EJLeVy\">pic.twitter.com\/hfx3EJLeVy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/2017338729828868427?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Still, not long after this, Slot was quoted as saying that he saw Jones as a part of his plans.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-stories std-mgn-b\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<header class=\"col-s-12 std-mgn-t\">More Stories \/ <span class=\"topic\">Latest News<\/span><\/header>\n<div class=\"post-container col-s-4\">\n<p>\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"img-cntr\"><picture><img 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