Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones had an argument with teammate Dominik Szoboszlai after a 1-0 win over Wrexham at Yankee Stadium on Thursday. The nature of the exchange is unclear, but it's reported that Jones was unhappy about being left without the captain's armband by Szoboszlai during a substitution. Earlier this summer, Liverpool rejected a £21.7m offer for Jones from Inter Milan. The incident occurred as the team walked off the pitch to applaud supporters.
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Curtis Jones, a midfielder for Liverpool, got into a heated argument with teammate Dominik Szoboszlai after the team's 1-0 win over Wrexham at Yankee Stadium on Thursday. The incident occurred as they were leaving the field, and even Kostas Tsimikas joined in the dispute. It's unclear what sparked the exchange, but it may be related to Szoboszlai giving his captain's armband to Tsimikas instead of Jones during a substitution. This move was notable because Liverpool had previously rejected a £21.7m offer from Inter Milan for Jones, who has one year left on his contract with the team. Despite this, manager Andoni Iraola has expressed his desire to keep Jones at the club, calling him "a great, great player". The team's pre-season tour continues on Sunday in Chicago, where they will face Leeds.
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The article's tone is generally neutral, but a hint of subtle sympathy towards Jones can be inferred from the inclusion of his recent transfer offer rejection and the manager's statement praising him as 'a great, great player'.
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Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones had a heated argument with team-mate Dominik Szoboszlai after his side's 1-0 win over Wrexham at Yankee Stadium on Thursday.
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Jones → publish → Thursday
After the full-time whistle Jones, Szoboszlai and later Kostas Tsimikas argued with one another as the team were walking across the pitch to applaud supporters.
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team → argue → supporters
It is unclear what caused the exchange although during the match Szoboszlai gave his captain's armband to Tsimikas rather than Jones when he was subbed off and during the argument Tsimikas was filmed throwing the armband on to the floor.
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Tsimikas → cause → floor
Earlier this summer Liverpool rejected a £21.7m offer for Jones from Inter Milan.
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Liverpool → reject → Milan
The 25-year-old has one year left on his current deal at Anfield.
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old → have → Anfield
Earlier this month Liverpool manager Andoni Iraola stressed he wanted Jones to stay at the club.
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Jones → stress → club
"I rate Curtis very highly," he said.
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he → rate → Curtis
"For me he is a great, great player, and I hope he can continue with us and continue performing the way he has been performing."
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he → hope → us
Liverpool finish their pre-season tour of North America on Sunday (21:00 BST) when they face Leeds in Chicago.
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they → finish → Chicago
