Inter Milan Signs Curtis Jones for $40 Million

Inter Milan have struck a deal worth $40 million to sign Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones, prising a homegrown talent away from Anfield as both clubs reshape ahead of the new season.

Multiple outlets, including The Athletic, ESPN and Sky Sports, reported on Thursday that the clubs have reached an agreement for the 25-year-old, who had just one year left on his Liverpool contract. Personal terms and final details were not disclosed, but the fee underlines how highly Jones is valued on the continent.

A product of Liverpool’s academy and a senior debutant in 2019, Jones has grown from promising youngster to reliable squad figure. Across the 2025-26 campaign, he registered three goals and three assists in 49 appearances, often shuttling between roles in midfield as the Reds chased silverware on multiple fronts.

Across his entire Liverpool career, the numbers tell a fuller story: 22 goals and 22 assists in 228 games. Not spectacular, but steady. The kind of output that convinces a club like Inter Milan he can plug straight into a side with title ambitions in Serie A and in Europe.

The signs of an exit were there. Jones sat out Liverpool’s last two friendlies, both Sunday fixtures, against Como and Monaco. Officially, nothing was said. Unofficially, the omission pointed to negotiations moving quickly behind the scenes.

Liverpool now move into their Premier League opener against Newcastle on Sunday at 11:30 a.m. EDT in Newcastle upon Tyne without one of their longest-serving midfielders in the modern era, and with another gap to fill in a department already under constant scrutiny.

Inter, by contrast, can start to imagine how Jones might slot into their plans. They begin their Serie A campaign at home to Monza on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. in Milan, and while the timing of the deal makes an immediate debut uncertain, the intent is clear: they are betting $40 million that Curtis Jones’ next peak will come in black and blue, not red.