Inter risks losing Curtis Jones and targets Pisilli as Plan B

The transfer window is far from going as planned for Inter Milan. After missing out on Marco Palestra and seeing the race for Oumar Solet slip from their hands, the Nerazzurri may now repeat the frustrating script with Curtis Jones, and are already working on an alternative: Niccolò Pisilli of Roma.

The stalemate with Liverpool remains unresolved

Negotiations between Inter and Liverpool for the English midfielder have not progressed since the first contacts. Milan put €25 million on the table. The Reds want between €35 and €40 million. A considerable gap, which so far neither side has shown willingness to bridge.

Jones, for his part, would like the move – but willingness doesn’t pay wages, and the Englishman’s are high enough to complicate the financial equation even further. His contract runs until 2027, which removes any urgency for Liverpool to let him go at a discount. Inter hopes some opening appears, but for now the scenario is not encouraging.

Pisilli enters the scene out of Roma’s necessity

This is where Pisilli gains relevance. Roma need to sell. The deadline imposed by UEFA to balance the books is running out, and the 20-year-old midfielder is one of the names with real market value. The Giallorossi won’t hold a fire sale – that much is clear. But if Inter present €25 million in the coming days, the resistance could crack.

Gian Piero Gasperini would prefer to keep Pisilli in the squad. The coach sees in the Italian a piece who grows every season. Even so, the club’s financial circumstances may speak louder than any technical preference. The move would still fit within Inter’s budget without compromising other open fronts.

Marotta’s logic: caution above all

Inter aren’t throwing money around. They never have, at least not under Giuseppe Marotta’s leadership. The executive has his own methodology: he sets parameters, fixes maximum values and doesn’t cross the line – even if it costs a target or two along the way.

Both Jones and Pisilli, if signed, would take on a support role, not that of protagonists. They are complementary reinforcements, especially with Davide Frattesi’s departure already in motion. Useful pieces, but without the weight of a marquee signing. And it is exactly this profile that calibrates how much Inter are willing to spend.