Curtis Jones was a standout omission from the Liverpool squad which faced Monaco in a friendly at Anfield on Sunday afternoon.
Andoni Iraola handed game-time to 22 players as, for the second weekend in a row, the Reds let a 2-0 lead slip to end up tasting defeat, having been beaten 4-2 from a similar position against Leeds seven days ago.
The 25-year-old – who was involved in a seemingly tetchy exchange with Dominik Szoboszlai over the captaincy during the pre-season win over Wrexham in late July – has been the subject of rumoured transfer interest from Inter Milan, and his absence from the team sheet today was notable.
Just over an hour prior to kick-off on Sunday, Fabrizio Romano took to X with an explanation as to why Jones didn't feature for Liverpool this afternoon.
The Italian posted: 'Curtis Jones, out of Liverpool squad today as he's not even on the bench. #LFC informs it's precaution for the midfielder still wanted by Inter (priority target) and more clubs this summer.'
#curtis #monaco #anfield
Andoni Iraola handed game-time to 22 players as, for the second weekend in a row, the Reds let a 2-0 lead slip to end up tasting defeat, having been beaten 4-2 from a similar position against Leeds seven days ago.
The 25-year-old – who was involved in a seemingly tetchy exchange with Dominik Szoboszlai over the captaincy during the pre-season win over Wrexham in late July – has been the subject of rumoured transfer interest from Inter Milan, and his absence from the team sheet today was notable.
Just over an hour prior to kick-off on Sunday, Fabrizio Romano took to X with an explanation as to why Jones didn't feature for Liverpool this afternoon.
The Italian posted: 'Curtis Jones, out of Liverpool squad today as he's not even on the bench. #LFC informs it's precaution for the midfielder still wanted by Inter (priority target) and more clubs this summer.'
#curtis #monaco #anfield
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