Inter Milan's £30m Pursuit of Liverpool's Jones

Inter Milan are pushing hard to prise Jones away from Anfield, and this time it looks like they might finally get their man.

According to BBC Sport, the Italian champions are edging towards an agreement worth around £30m for the 25-year-old, with negotiations now into the fine details. The mood in Italy is increasingly confident: people close to the deal expect it to be wrapped up soon, even if a few small points still need signing off between the clubs.

Inter’s interest is nothing new. They have tracked Jones for a long time and have already had the door slammed in their face more than once. In June, Liverpool knocked back a verbal offer of £21.7m, holding firm to a valuation closer to £35m for a player who has one year left on his deal and counts as homegrown.

That gap has been the story of the summer. Liverpool refusing to budge. Inter refusing to walk away. Weeks of dialogue have finally dragged the two positions closer together, with the emerging figure now hovering around the £30m mark.

Liverpool’s stance has been consistent: Jones will go, but only for a fee that reflects his Premier League experience and his status in the squad. Internally, the club have looked at the £30m package Inter recently paid to sign Djed Spence from Tottenham as a useful benchmark. Anything in that region, and they are prepared to talk seriously.

Inter already tried to move early. In January, they came in with a loan offer including an option to buy. Liverpool dismissed it quickly, unwilling to lose a senior midfielder mid-season on those terms. The message then was clear: permanent deal or nothing.

Now the timing feels different. For Jones, a switch to San Siro would close a major chapter in his career. He joined Liverpool’s academy at nine, climbed through every age group and eventually broke into the first team under Jurgen Klopp in 2019. Across 228 appearances, he has produced big goals and big moments, the kind that stick with a fanbase.

Yet the most recent campaign underlined the limits of his role. Jones featured 49 times in all competitions, but only 18 of those came as Premier League starts. He never quite nailed down a guaranteed place in Arne Slot’s midfield, often drifting in and out of the XI as competition for places intensified.

Inside the club, there is still admiration for him. New head coach Andoni Iraola is understood to want him to stay and fight for his spot. The problem lies elsewhere: stalled contract talks, a shrinking window before he can leave for free, and a player increasingly drawn to a fresh start at Inter.

Put together, it points in one direction. If Inter can finally match Liverpool’s expectations, Jones’s long Merseyside story looks set to give way to a new one under the lights of San Siro.