Curtis Jones Breaks Silence After Completing Permanent £30m Inter Milan Move

Curtis Jones has formally called time on his 16-year affiliation with Liverpool after completing a permanent move to Serie A champions Inter Milan.

The 25-year-old midfielder leaves his boyhood club after taking part in 228 senior fixtures, scoring 22 goals, and collecting a full suite of major domestic and international honors.

The move brings an end to a summer-long transfer saga. Inter held a long-standing interest in the Toxteth-born playmaker, having seen a €25m bid rejected in June.

However, with Jones entering the final year of his contract on Merseyside and showing no desire to extend his stay, Liverpool officials ultimately decided to sanction his departure.

Inside the numbers: Fee, Add-ons, and Wages

Negotiations accelerated significantly this week after Interintermediaries presented a revised proposal to Liverpool's recruitment team.

Negotiations accelerated significantly this week after Interintermediaries presented a revised proposal to Liverpool's recruitment team.

• Guaranteed Fee: Inter will pay an initial £25.6m (€30m) up front.
• Performance Add-ons: Achievable bonus structures elevate the total package to £30m (€35m).
• Future Sell-On: Liverpool secured a 10 percent sell-on clause for any future transfer.
• Personal Terms: Jones signed a five-year contract in Italy earning roughly £105,000 per week before tax.

A childhood dream fulfilled

Taking to Instagram following the completion of his medical in Milan, Jones penned an emotional farewell message to the Liverpool supporters, reflecting on his path from the Academy at U9 level to the senior squad.

"After 16 years, it's time to say goodbye," Jones wrote. "I came here as a kid with a dream of playing for Liverpool and I have been lucky enough to actually live that dream. This club is all I have ever known. I came here as a kid and I am leaving as a man with a family of my own, which probably puts into perspective just how much of my life I've spent here. So much has happened during my time here, both on and off the pitch.

"I've made my debut, won trophies, made memories I will never forget and I have become a dad. Having my daughter while I have been here makes it even more special because Liverpool just isn't part of my story anymore, it is part of my family's story too. I want to thank everyone in the academy who believed in me and helped me get to where I am today. There are people here who have known me since I was a kid and literally watched me grow up.

"Thank you to every manager and coach I have worked with for trusting me, giving me opportunities and always pushing me to become better. And a massive thank you to everyone behind the scenes - the physios, medical team, kit staff, chefs, analysts, security, media team, grounds staff and everyone else who makes this place what it is.

"To all the lads I have shared a dressing room with over the years, thank you. I've played with some unbelievable players and made friendships I know I will have for life. Thank you to the fans that stuck by me and always supported me. I will always be one of you. Now it's time for a new challenge and a new chapter for me and my family and I am excited for what's ahead. But Liverpool will always be a massive part of me. I came here as a kid with a dream and I am leaving having lived it. So genuinely, to everyone who played any part in my 16 years here, thank you. I'll never forget it."

Jones leaves Merseyside having amassed a collection of silverware that matches any modern Anfield figure.

After making his senior debut against Wolverhampton Wanderers in January 2019, he scored an iconic winning goal against Everton in the FA Cup a year later. Aged just 19 years and 5 days, he then became the club’s youngest-ever captain when he led out a youthful team against Shrewsbury Town.

His honours list at Liverpool includes:

• Two Premier League titles (2019-20, 2024-25)
• Two Carabao Cups (2021-22, 2023-24)
• One FA Cup (2021-22)
• One FIFA Club World Cup (2019)

New head coach Andoni Iraola consistently stressed the importance of keeping Jones at the club. Speaking during Liverpool's pre-season tour of the United States, he highlighted the emotional weight of maintaining local talent.

"It's very important that he's Scouse, that he's from here," Iraola stated at the time. "I also like the personality. From the outside, at least, he looks like a player with good character, and I hope we can keep him, not only for this year but for more time. I see a lot of things [similar to Liverpool]. This sense of belonging, of being a little bit different. This connection, also, with players from the academy."

However, during his pre-match press conference ahead of Sunday's Premier League opener against Newcastle United at St James' Park, Iraola adopted a pragmatic tone regarding the realities of the transfer window.

"Yes [I wanted to keep him], Curtis is a good player, but I understood this," Iraola acknowledged. "He is coming for some years in the same situation, so I knew from that moment it could happen. With Curtis, you know... I think it's still not official but there is an ongoing situation. I talked to him in the first or second training session. I value him a lot as a player. He loved this club—it was very clear since the beginning for me but I understood that probably the outcome was going to be what it has been at the end.

"As a manager, this is an easy one for me I wanted the players for the first day, July 13th. But you understand how the competition works, that the market is open. I hate these two weeks or these 10 days that we have because there is a lot of uncertainty, but we have to adapt. I am focused on the game against Newcastle and using the very good players that we have right now in the building in the best way so we can be competitive from the beginning."

What happens next for Liverpool and Inter?

Jones’ exit leaves Liverpool with four primary senior options in central midfield: Alexis Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboszlai, Ryan Gravenberch, and Wataru Endo. Highly-rated teenager Trey Nyoni will also absorb greater first-team responsibilities, leading the club to pause a planned loan move for James McConnell.

It remains unclear whether Liverpool will re-enter the market for a direct central midfield replacement before the transfer window closes. Club directors continue to prioritize attack-minded additions, maintaining links with Paris Saint-Germain’s Bradley Barcola and Brighton’s Yankuba Minteh.

Over in Serie A, manager Cristian Chivu expects Jones to challenge for a place alongside Nicolò Barella, Hakan Calhanoglu, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, and Piotr Zielinski as Inter defend their domestic double. Jones could make his competitive debut in Inter’s upcoming league fixtures against Monza or Cagliari

Jones’ departure represents a bittersweet threshold for Liverpool. Losing a locally rooted, academy-reared talent with a deep connection to the city always cuts deep for fans, especially given Iraola's clear appetite to build around homegrown character. Yet, from a football and business standpoint, the trade-off makes stark sense.

Liverpool recoup a guaranteed £25.6m for a player entering his final contract year, avoid the risk of a free transfer next summer, and clear path for emerging prospects like Trey Nyoni.

For Jones, the move offers the defined starting responsibility he craved at Anfield; for Liverpool, it offers financial clarity as they reset their tactical focus under Iraola.

Both parties part ways having achieved maximum success together, leaving Jones to write his next chapter in San Siro as one of modern Liverpool's most decorated local players

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