Italian football has developed a habit of finding value where Premier League clubs sometimes see squad players. It is a trend that has delivered rewards for several Serie A sides, and now Inter Milan appear keen to follow a path that has already worked brilliantly for Napoli.
According to reporting from Gazzetta dello Sport, Inter believe Curtis Jones could become their version of Scott McTominay, a player who left English football and discovered a new level of influence in Italy.
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The comparison is an intriguing one. McTominay departed Manchester United carrying a reputation as a useful and reliable performer. In Naples, he became something much more productive.
McTominay Blueprint Catches Inter’s Eye
Since moving to Italy, McTominay has delivered remarkable numbers.
As Gazzetta dello Sport noted, the Scottish midfielder has registered 27 goals and 10 assists across two seasons, including 14 goals and four assists during the campaign just completed.
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That success has not gone unnoticed.
The report states: “Thus, the Nerazzurri management hopes to be able to replicate the experiment with Curtis Jones, who in Liverpool is experiencing a situation more or less similar to McTominay’s when he was still playing in England: valuable but not untouchable, not particularly happy in terms of morale, curious to try for the first time a completely different experience from the current one, which has remained the same since his youth academy days.”
It is easy to understand why Inter’s recruitment team would be interested. Jones possesses technical quality, intelligence in possession and tactical flexibility. Those traits are often highly valued in Serie A.
Liverpool Face Important Decision
The challenge for Inter remains financial.
Gazzetta reports there is still a sizeable gap between Liverpool’s valuation and Inter’s current offer. The difference is believed to be around £10 million, a figure that could ultimately determine whether…
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