Steven Gerard thwarts Arsenal's plans to buy Curtis Jones for this year's competition

With the transfer market at its peak in the best leagues in Europe, teams like Liverpool have not been at all exempt from being tempted by the recruitment and sale of players, and while there has been talk of a possible interest in Kylian Mbappé, on the other hand there has been much talk about the possible departure of Curtis Jones to Arsenal, this operation being perhaps already frustrated not only by Jürgen Klopp, but rather by Steven Gerrard who was one of the first to have confidence in Jones.

According to information revealed by The Anfield Buzza account via X, it is known that Gerrard spoke seriously with Klopp about Curtis Jones, pointing out the former Reds star midfielder that this player has everything necessary to stay in the team, being those words more than reliable and more coming from one of the last figures in the area of the field that justly dominates Jones.

Although Klopp currently has a good group of leaders in midfield with the likes of Dominik Szoboszlai, Alexis Mac Allister, Wataru Endo and Ryan Gravenberch, the German coach has no plans to sell Jones not only because of Gerrard's words but also because of the good performance of this element in the 2023 deadline.

It is true that the Reds' midfield can be sustainable only with the reinforcements that arrived during the summer, but Klopp understands that it is necessary to implement this type of young players who have been able to save the group from more than one defeat this season, demonstrating their true validity in situations of vulnerability such as the one Liverpool is currently facing with one injury and one more due to international commitments with Japan.

Klopp to use Jones against Arsenal

While the Gunners' recruitment attempt has been discreet so far, the Reds for their part will do their best to try to beat them in this third round of the FA Cup to be played this coming Sunday, being very possible to see Jones have some minutes of activity if the situation is complicated and a midfielder with the skills to go forward is required, looking for Klopp performances similar to the one he had days ago when he faced West Ham.