Curtis Jones Completes £30m Inter Milan Move After 16 Years at Liverpool

Liverpool rejected a verbal offer of 25m euros (£21.7m) from Inter in June, valuing their academy graduate at about £35m with a year left on his contract, and had already turned down a January proposal for a loan with a view to a permanent move. The Reds later indicated that a package in line with the £30m Inter paid Tottenham for Djed Spence would get it done. The sale is the latest entry in Liverpool’s summer transfer window done deals.

Why Curtis Jones felt the time was right

"It’s a club that I’ve wanted to join for a while now so I’m excited," Jones said. "I’m a Scouse kid who came all the way through but I’m at a point now when I want to take the next step and I think this is the perfect club."

Jones made 228 appearances after Jurgen Klopp handed him his debut in 2019, but played 49 times last season with only 18 Premier League starts, never nailing down a midfield place under Arne Slot. "After 16 years, it’s time to say goodbye," he wrote on Instagram. "I came here as a kid with a dream, and I’m leaving having lived it."

He is the third English player to join Inter this summer, after John Stones and Spence. Liverpool have kept a 10% sell-on clause, giving them a cut of whatever the Italian champions get for him next.