Curtis Jones is stuffed with reward for Liverpool’s summer season incomings however stays assured in his personal capacity to shine subsequent season.
Jurgen Klopp is conducting a significant midfield overhaul within the present switch window having misplaced quite a lot of senior gamers on frees and with a pair extra departures anticipated shortly.
Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai are the 2 high-profile names to have made strikes to Anfield to date, however with each Jordan Henderson and Fabinho heading to Saudi Arabia it’s anticipated that extra signings shall be made within the weeks to return.
That doesn’t appear to be a priority for Jones, who’s relishing the chance to construct on a formidable finish to the marketing campaign regardless of the elevated degree of competitors in his place.
“It’s Liverpool. Since I’ve been within the first-team set-up, it’s all the time been that means,” Jones instructed the Liverpool Echo in reference to the problem for locations inside the squad.
“I’ve all the time had my likelihood, and in all equity, there have been occasions once I’ve had a run of video games, which reveals to me that in case you are taking part in properly sufficient, you retain your shirt.
“If not, then there’s a lad on the bench there who can come on and go and play, rating or create and if he does that then he retains his shirt.”
The 22-year-old battled again from damage in emphatic style to play a key function within the Reds’ late surge for a Champions League spot.
Whereas finally unsuccessful, Jones was one of many shining lights in Liverpool’s finest interval of the season, registering three objectives and an help within the last 9 Premier League video games of the marketing campaign.
He admits that the incomings have all of the qualities anticipated on the membership, however that he’s greater than able to mixing it in a “battle” for minutes subsequent season.
“It’s a battle for me, but it surely’s a battle for them as properly. We’re all in the identical boat, actually,” the midfielder continued.
“The lads who’ve come on this summer season we all know are world-class, however I don’t suppose it modifications something for me by way of how I believe and the issues I’m doing. I do know if I’m going on the market and play it’s an opportunity to indicate I’m ok to play within the subsequent sport. It’s all on me.”
