Curtis Jones Joins Inter Milan from Liverpool for £30m

Inter Milan have sealed the signing of Curtis Jones from Liverpool in a deal that could rise to £30m, drawing a decisive line under a 16-year Anfield story.

Transfer Fee: £25.7m (potential rise to £30m)

The Serie A champions will pay an initial £25.7m for the 25-year-old midfielder, with a further £4.3m tied to performance-related add-ons. Liverpool have also secured a 10% sell-on clause, while Jones has committed to a long-term contract at San Siro running until 2031.

For Liverpool, this is not just another outgoing. Jones joined the club’s academy at the age of nine and climbed every rung of the ladder before making his senior debut under Jurgen Klopp in 2019. From promising teenager to established squad member, he grew up in the glare of Anfield’s lights.

He leaves having made 228 appearances for the Reds, a sizeable body of work for a homegrown player still only 25. Last season he featured 49 times in all competitions, but only 18 of those came as Premier League starts, a clear sign of his shifting status in a changing midfield.

With Jones entering the final year of his contract and struggling to nail down a regular place under new head coach Arne Slot, Liverpool chose to cash in rather than risk losing him for less down the line. The structure of the deal, including the sell-on clause, underlines their belief that his best years may still lie ahead.

For Inter, he is the latest English arrival in a squad increasingly open to Premier League talent. For Jones, it is a clean break and a bold step: a new league, a new language, a new role at the heart of the Italian champions’ midfield.