Inter Milan Nears £30m Deal for Jones as Liverpool Era Ends

Inter Milan are edging towards a £30m deal for Jones, with talks now at an advanced stage and confidence growing in Italy that the transfer will soon be sealed, according to BBC Sport.

The Italian champions have chased the 25-year-old for months. They admire his profile, his versatility, his age. This time, their persistence looks like it might finally pay off.

Back in June, Liverpool knocked back a verbal offer of £21.7m from Inter, holding firm at a valuation of around £35m for a player who has just one year left on his contract. That stance did not soften. Inter simply kept coming back. The gap between the clubs has narrowed over weeks of dialogue, and the numbers are now moving towards a compromise.

Liverpool have used the summer to underline exactly what Jones represents to them: a homegrown midfielder with substantial Premier League and European experience. They have been clear they would only sell for a package in the region of £30m, similar to what Inter recently paid Tottenham for Djed Spence. Inter, needing depth and quality in midfield, have been willing to stay at the table.

This is not a new flirtation. Inter first tried to prise Jones away in January with a loan offer including an option to buy. Liverpool dismissed that proposal quickly, unwilling to lose him mid-season on those terms. Six months on, the context has shifted.

For Jones, a move to San Siro would close a long, deeply rooted chapter on Merseyside. He joined Liverpool’s academy at nine years old, climbed through every level, and broke into the first team under Jurgen Klopp in 2019. Since then he has made 228 appearances, chipping in with memorable goals and performances that underlined his status as one of the club’s standout academy graduates of the modern era.

Last season summed up his situation. On paper, 49 appearances in all competitions is a strong return. Dig deeper, and the frustration becomes clearer: only 18 of those came as Premier League starts. Jones struggled to nail down a guaranteed spot in Arne Slot’s midfield, often rotating in and out as Liverpool juggled competitions and reshaped their style.

Inside the club, there is still admiration for him. New head coach Andoni Iraola wants him to stay and be part of the project. But contract talks have stalled, and the player’s desire for a fresh challenge has grown. Inter’s long-standing interest has given that ambition a clear destination.

If the final details fall into place, Jones will swap Anfield for the glare of San Siro, trading the Kop for the Curva Nord. A homegrown cornerstone of Liverpool’s recent years would be stepping into a new league, a new language, a new fight for a starting shirt.

For Liverpool, the question is simple and brutal: can they afford to lose him now, or can they afford not to?