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Done dealUpdated 08:39 UK · 24 Aug

Curtis Jones to Inter
Liverpool academy product completes £30m move

LiverpoolLiverpoolInterInterFee€30mReliability100%
The story so far
  1. 21 Aug
    Deal announced
    Inter Milan officially confirmed the signing of Curtis Jones on a five-year contract.
  2. 20 Aug
    Medical held
    Jones travelled to Milan and underwent his medical after Liverpool accepted Inter's offer.
  3. 20 Aug
    Bid accepted
    Liverpool formally accepted Inter's bid for the midfielder on Thursday morning.
  4. 19 Aug
    Deal reported agreed
    Transfer reporting said the move was as good as done, ahead of the medical and formal announcement.

The move in full

Liverpool have sold academy graduate Curtis Jones to Inter Milan for £30m, ending a 16-year association with the club.

Curtis Jones has completed a move to Inter Milan, with the Serie A champions announcing his signing on 21 August 2026. The deal is worth around £30m (€35m), made up of a fixed fee in the region of £25m plus roughly £5m in performance-related add-ons, and Liverpool have also secured a 10 per cent sell-on clause. Jones has signed a five-year contract at San Siro, bringing to an end 16 years on Liverpool's books.

Inter had tracked Jones for some time, having had several offers knocked back by Liverpool as far back as January. Head coach Cristian Chivu welcomed the midfielder by praising his "specific qualities" and commitment to the group, saying: "We've built something valuable over the years and with signings like him, we can raise the level even further." Jones becomes the third England international to join Inter this summer, following John Stones from Manchester City and Djed Spence from Tottenham, part of a clear push by the club to bring in Premier League experience.

For Liverpool, it is the end of an association that began when Jones joined the academy at nine years old. He made his first-team debut under Jürgen Klopp in 2019 and went on to make 228 appearances, scoring 22 goals and winning two Premier League titles, the FA Cup and two League Cup medals along the way. He had entered the final year of his contract, and with a fee on the table Liverpool chose to sell rather than risk losing him for nothing next summer. Manager Andoni Iraola said he had wanted to keep Jones at Anfield, but pointed to 19-year-old Trey Nyoni as a midfielder ready to step into a bigger role.

Jones's last season at Liverpool was a mixed one. He made 48 appearances in all competitions, scoring three goals and adding two assists, with 34 of those appearances coming in the Premier League as Liverpool endured a disappointing defence of their title under Arne Slot. He had been used across midfield throughout his time at the club, playing alongside the likes of Dominik Szoboszlai, Alexis Mac Allister and Ryan Gravenberch, and was occasionally asked to fill in at right-back when Liverpool were short of options there.

At Inter, Jones adds to a midfield already built around experienced operators, and his versatility — comfortable both as a deeper-lying midfielder and further forward, with a track record of covering multiple positions when needed — should give Chivu another option for rotation across Serie A and the Champions League. Nothing in the reporting around the move sets out a specific tactical plan for how he will be used, but a five-year contract suggests Inter see him as a squad player for the long term rather than a short-term fix.

The move closes a chapter that started when Jones was still a schoolboy on Merseyside and opens a new one in Italy, where he joins a squad that will expect to compete on multiple fronts this season.

What it does to the model

Losing a player who made nearly 50 appearances last season changes the mix of options Liverpool have available in midfield, while Inter gain a versatile squad player who can rotate across midfield and even fill in at right-back. Bawler's ratings are built from what teams actually do on the pitch — goals, chances created, chances conceded and who features in the starting XI — so both clubs' numbers will adjust gradually as the new season shows how each side lines up without, or with, Jones involved.

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