Inter agree €35m deal for Curtis Jones; Liverpool linked to Wharton, Camara and Sano

Curtis Jones is set to join Inter Milan on a permanent transfer, journalist Fabrizio Romano reported on August 21, 2026, saying a verbal agreement is in place and a medical is being planned. The move has been reported at a €35 million fee and concludes a long-running summer transfer saga.

The 25-year-old joined Liverpool at the age of nine and will leave after 16 years with the club. Although not a confirmed starter, Jones made 49 appearances across all competitions last season and was one of the players most utilised by Arne Slot. With his exit all but sealed, head coach Andoni Iraola faces the task of replacing him before the transfer window closes.

Iraola will be searching for a box-to-box midfielder capable of dictating the tempo of games, a need the article describes as difficult to address with less than two weeks left in the window. The report notes Jones had long been tipped for an exit from the Reds prior to the reported agreement. That timing places pressure on Liverpool to identify and secure a reinforcement quickly.

One option mentioned is Crystal Palace midfielder Adam Wharton, described in the piece as one of the most in-demand English players and a reported target for Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester United and Real Madrid. Palace have set a £78 million price tag on Wharton, according to the article.

Monaco’s Senegalese midfielder Lamine Camara is another name linked to Liverpool, with SportWitness reporting strong Reds interest. The 22-year-old is said to command an asking price of upwards of €60 million at Monaco, and the article adds that Crystal Palace reportedly had a €35 million bid rejected.

Mainz’s Kaishu Sano is listed as a third possibility; the 25-year-old Japanese midfielder made 48 appearances across all competitions last season and has been identified by the article as one of the Bundesliga’s top performers. TEAMtalk is cited for Liverpool’s reported interest, while Mainz sporting director Christian Heidel is quoted as saying the club would not sell Sano and that interested clubs would need to pay at least €60 million to open negotiations.

With Jones poised to leave for €35 million, the piece concludes by naming Adam Wharton, Lamine Camara and Kaishu Sano as the primary midfield targets Liverpool could pursue during the remaining transfer period.