Curtis Jones is going to Inter Milan. Fabrizio Romano confirmed the agreement with a here we go, Inter and Liverpool having settled on a €35 million package for the midfielder, and the medical is being arranged next.
Inter have been working on this since May. Their opening offers, in the €20 to €25 million range, were turned away by a Liverpool side that valued Jones closer to €40 million. What moved the price was the calendar rather than either negotiator: his contract ran only to June 2027, and one remaining year is not much leverage to bargain with. The €35 million package sits about where those two positions had to meet.
The player side was settled long ago. Jones agreed personal terms with Inter as far back as February, according to Gianluigi Longari, which means the only thing standing between him and San Siro for six months was the fee. He had fallen down the pecking order under Arne Slot and was open to leaving.
Liverpool lose an academy graduate who reached the first team and stayed there. Jones leaves with more than 200 appearances, 22 goals and 25 assists, a record built almost entirely in a squad competing for titles rather than one giving young players room by necessity.
The medical comes next, then signatures and the announcements from both clubs.