Inter near £30m agreement for Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones

Inter Milan are reportedly close to finalising a €35m transfer for Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones. The deal, valued at roughly £30m, is expected to be completed before the summer transfer window shuts on 31 August. Jones, a product of Liverpool’s academy, has featured regularly in the Reds’ midfield since breaking into the first team in 2020. His contract is understood to run until at least 2027, giving Liverpool leverage in the negotiations. Inter, fresh from securing the Serie A title, are looking to add a versatile box‑to‑box midfielder to complement a squad that lost a key playmaker earlier in the season, according to reports. The transfer would be recorded as an amortised cost over the length of Jones’s contract, helping Inter stay within Serie A’s financial‑fair‑play parameters. Liverpool have already identified several younger prospects within their academy who could step into Jones’s role, mitigating the impact of his departure. The club is understood to have invested heavily in both defensive and attacking areas over recent windows, making the midfield addition a logical continuation of that strategy. Both clubs must submit the paperwork to their respective governing bodies before the deadline to register the player for the upcoming campaign.