Understandably, these reports have been met with incredulity among Liverpool fans on X, who think it is very unlikely that Jurgen Klopp would sanction the sale of an academy player to a direct rival:
Liverpool’s homegrown quota
Even if Klopp doesn’t see Jones as a regular starter going forward, there is still an important reason why the Reds wouldn’t approve his sale.
After losing the likes of Jordan Henderson, James Milner and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain last summer, the club are now struggling to fill the quota for homegrown players. 8 out of the 25-man Premier League squad must be players trained by English clubs. It means that even if Jones were made available for transfer, Liverpool would demand a sizeable fee to ensure that they could find a suitable replacement.
