Some dressing room incidents pass without consequence.
A disagreement on the training pitch.
A heated exchange after a poor result.
Normal football.
And then there are the ones that become transfer stories.
What happened at the end of Liverpool’s pre-season win over Wrexham has become very much the second kind.
Inter Milan close in on Curtis Jones as Liverpool feud with Szoboszlai adds fresh urgency to summer exit
According to TEAMtalk, Inter Milan have growing belief they will sign Jones this summer, with the 25-year-old ready to push for a move and the Italian club working on a restructured offer worth around €30 million after seeing a €25 million bid rejected.
Jones himself is understood to be open to leaving.
Contract talks with Liverpool are not currently on the agenda, a detail that tells its own story about where this situation is heading.
New manager Andoni Iraola remains an admirer of Jones and would ideally retain him.
But sources indicate that if a sale is going to happen, Iraola has made clear internally he would prefer it resolved quickly rather than dragging toward the end of the window.
The incident that has shone a fresh light on Jones’ future occurred after the Wrexham match.
Sources close to Liverpool have acknowledged an on-field disagreement.
With Jones left frustrated after Dominik Szoboszlai handed the captain’s armband to Kostas Tsimikas when he was substituted, rather than passing it to the England midfielder.
The exact cause of that decision remains unclear.
Liverpool insist it should not be viewed as a major dressing room issue.
But Inter Milan believe the timing works in their favour.
For Jones, the decision is not a straightforward one emotionally.
Yet, the signals are pointing in one direction.
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