Curtis Jones’s storied chapter at Anfield is drawing to a close. Confirmation is expected shortly that a fee of around €35 million (£30 million) including add-ons has been agreed between Liverpool and Inter Milan, with the midfielder’s departure now a matter of when, not if. After a summer of prolonged negotiations and rejected bids, the two clubs have finally reached a breakthrough, as Inter prepare to welcome the England international to Serie A. With personal terms already finalised, confirmation of the move is expected shortly, bringing an end to a 23-year association with the club he joined as a schoolboy.
The decision wasn’t born from discord but from ambition. Jones has won everything there is to win at Merseyside — the Champions League, the Premier League, silverware that cements his legacy on the famous red shirt. Yet the 24-year-old’s appearance record permanently overshadowed his undeniable talent. When the 2025-26 season ended, he had hit a ceiling as fourth choice for three midfield places, his starts too often scattered across right-back or the wing to ever engineer a true run. The 228 appearances for his boyhood club tell of a loyal servant, but one who remains convinced he is better than the cameo roles he’s been handed.
Inter’s interest has been the relentless undercurrent of the summer’s speculation. A second bid of £21.7 million was firmly knocked back in June, a €25 million bid was also dismissed, but the Italian club remained undeterred. This week, they found their solution. The increased proposal landed the deal, with Jones always meant to be the centre-piece of their rebuild. According to reports from the Italian press, even his absence from Liverpool’s pre-season friendlies has been caught, with accusations that the cited hip injury was a white lie designed to disguise the player’s desire to force the move through rather than a genuine physical ailment.
It marks a final transfer blow for a silky Liverpool academy product who now searches for regular first-team football—a prospect he guarantees in Serie A. Relations between the two clubs and the player are amicable; the brief is stated as a mutual separation built on honesty. Jones embarks on a fresh challenge in Milan to establish himself as a key starter with plenty of the best years still ahead of him. When the two sides meet in Europe, the reception, a stirring round of applause for a deserved Academy graduate, will speak the respect they spoke quietly all this summer. The wandering midfielder’s path outside his famous red is beginning to feel powerful.
