Curtis Jones latest as new transfer interest emerges after Liverpool contract admission

Curtis Jones' Liverpool future last month looked uncertain after links with both Tottenham and Inter Milan, and now a new club is said to be showing interest in the midfielder

Curtis Jones has been linked with a move away from Liverpool(Image: Getty Images)

Curtis Jones is reportedly a key transfer target for Newcastle United following a winter window where speculation was rife around his Liverpool future.

The 25-year-old was subject to interest from Inter Milan last month, but a deal never came to fruition with Arne Slot reluctant to let a first-team player leave the club amid its growing injury list.

Just 18 months or so left remains of Jones' contract at Anfield and given he's started just 10 Premier League games this season, rumors continue to circulate whether he could seek pastures new in the summer, with a new side said to have entered the race for his signing.

According to TEAMtalk, the Newcastle has emerged as keen suitors for the England midfielder's signature in the event that Sandro Tonali or Joelinton leave St James' Park this summer, with both players garnering interest from Europe.

Jones would prove to be a seamless fit into Eddie Howe's system at Newcastle given his on-ball composure, dribbling ability and his persistent press. The likes of Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa have reportedly held an interest in Jones, with the former sending overtures for him during the January window.

Despite the suitors circling around Jones, Slot admitted there was no chance he was leaving the club in January and admitted the club are well aware of the timeline of Jones' contract.

The England midfielder has started just 10 Premier League games this season

"I think what you've seen... he has played a lot of minutes; not all of them," the Dutchman said in his pre-Manchester City press conference. "He is also unlucky in the sense that midfield is the only line we haven't had injuries, but still he has played a lot of minutes.

"That's of course why we kept him as well because we have in that line a lot of players, but we need these midfielders in different positions as well. And the moment you start to need midfielders in different positions, the line gets smaller and smaller.

"Of course we kept him, and his situation hasn't changed to us. He is one of 16 outfield players we have available now and we have two really young players with Trey Nyoni and Rio Ngumoha included, so it would be strange if we let anyone go.

"(Contract) talks are not taking place here (in the press conference); talks are taking place in other places in this building. The moment we have news, we share it here. We are all aware he has one and a half years left, so that is all I can say."

Jones has made no secret of his desire to remain at Liverpool for the entirety of his career, revealing late last year that he wants to follow in the footsteps of Steven Gerrard. He told Sky Sports: "I want to be captain of the team. I want to stay here for all my life like the man who I look up to, as everybody knows is Steven Gerrard.

"If I could follow him, I mean that would be great. I would never complain. I would always have a smile on my face, especially because of who he is in the city and stuff but then how he’s obviously seen in the footballing world.

"If you go and speak with like legends who obviously played the game and [ask] who they wish that they played with or anything like that, they always seem to say him. And then players who have obviously played with him and how he was on the training pitch and all things like that, I want to be seen the same way."