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Liverpool Agrees €35m Curtis Jones Sale to Inter Milan

8/20/2026

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Curtis Jones to Inter

Liverpool FC has agreed to sell midfielder Curtis Jones to Inter Milan for a €35 million (£30 million) fee.
Jones has one year left on his contract, risking a free transfer next summer.
Inter initially bid €25 million in June before Liverpool accepted a €30-35 million offer.
A medical is scheduled, after which Jones will join Inter at the San Siro.

Summary

Liverpool Transfer Moves

Liverpool could earn over £100 million by selling Curtis Jones and Cody Gakpo before the deadline.
The club is ready to spend about £165 million on striker Bradley Barcola and midfielder Mbaye, with PSG likely to ask £120 million for Barcola.
Talks with Tottenham over Gakpo, Inter over Jones, and Victor Muñoz’s arrival are shaping Liverpool’s squad-building plans.

History

Historical Context

In 2004 Liverpool sold striker Michael Owen to Real Madrid for €9 million, the club’s first major summer exit to a foreign league. That sale foreshadowed Liverpool’s later pattern of cashing in emerging talent, as seen in the 2024 €35 million negotiation for Curtis Jones with Inter Milan. The approach mirrors Real Madrid’s early-2000s galáctico model of high-value departures funding big acquisitions.

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Curtis Jones to Inter

Liverpool FC has agreed to sell midfielder Curtis Jones to Inter Milan for a €35 million (£30 million) fee.
Jones has one year left on his contract, risking a free transfer next summer.
Inter initially bid €25 million in June before Liverpool accepted a €30-35 million offer.
A medical is scheduled, after which Jones will join Inter at the San Siro.

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