Liverpool star who Jurgen Klopp loved could exit Anfield 'immediately' | OneFootball

Jurgen Klopp will forever remain a Liverpool legend.

The German turned the Anfield outfit from doubters into believers and won everything he could while in charge of Liverpool.

He helped create some of the best players that L4 had ever seen in Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino.

But, unlike Arne Slot, he never forgot about the Reds' academy players either with some such as Trent Alexander-Arnold and Conor Bradley both leaving their mark on the club.

This inclusion of youngsters is what made the Reds so successful and helped guide them through tough times such as injury crisis's but now one of them seemingly wants his time at Anfield to end.

Curtis Jones would leave Liverpool 'immediately' if given the chance

Curtis Jones' future has been one of the most talked about subjects to emerge from Anfield over the last couple of months.

The Englishman was hardly given the chance to play by Slot and, when he did, he was often used at right-back.

And, while he put in a decent shift as a full-back, it's not his natural position and his work rate was massively missed in the centre of the park.

Of course, Dominik Szoboszlai was there to pick up the slack from Alexis Mac Allister and Ryan Gravenberch but, if Jones was used there instead of the aforementioned duo, things would've probably gone much better for Liverpool.

Before Slot was sacked, Jones was guaranteed to exit Anfield but, now Andoni Iraola is at the helm, rumours about him staying have emerged.

However, if the latest report from Italian outlet Corriere dello Sport is to be believed, that is not the case.

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"€25 million [for Jones] is already on the table, but Liverpool, without batting an eyelid, has decided to leave it there," they wrote.

"This is the second offer the English club has rejected, following the first of 20 million a couple of weeks ago.

"So far, the Reds have made no move to approach the Italian champions, nor to accommodate the player's wishes, who would immediately join Cristian Chivu.

"The request goes well above the figure proposed by Inter: 35 million pounds, which at the exchange rate would be just over 40 million euros . And there would also be negotiations over a potential percentage of the future resale.

"In short, the demands are extremely high. The fact that the player now has just one year left on his contract, with the option of moving elsewhere on a free transfer in 2027, doesn't scare Liverpool.

"They can obviously afford it and don't need to cash in at all costs."

If Jurgen Klopp was in charge, Curtis Jones would be a regular starter

As mentioned, Klopp was very fond of introducing academy graduates into Liverpool's starting XI.

The German has had the same mantra at every club he's managed which is, rather than exploring the market and spending millions, he should try and see if a youngster has what it takes to step up.

He did this with Alexander-Arnold after Nathaniel Clyne got injured and, the rest is history.

Jones was one of Klopp's favourite players and, whenever he got the chance to feature, the German ensured that he gave him it.

The Englishman progressed massively and even earned himself a call-up to England's squad.

But, thanks to his lack of appearances this term, he wasn't even considered by Thomas Tuchel for the 2026 World Cup which is a massive shame.

If Klopp was still the manager of Liverpool, he'd have had Jones as a regular feature in his starting XI and he wouldn't even consider leaving but, since he's only got a year left on his current contract, anything could happen.