Liverpool are on the verge of agreeing Curtis Jones’ sale to Inter Milan.
Jones has been on the Serie A champions’ radar since the January transfer window despite seeing a succession of bids rejected earlier this summer.
The midfielder is in the final 12 months of his current deal and missed the friendlies with Monaco and Como while his future remained unresolved.
Anfield chiefs broke off talks with the Nerazzurri following a bid of £21 million as they continued to hold out for a valuation of closer to £40M for the player.
But the Reds are now set to part ways with Jones, who graduated through their academy ranks, for around £30M to draw a line under the transfer saga.
The Toxteth-born player has made 228 appearances for his boyhood club including 49 last season but was unable to claim a regular starting spot.
He was also tasked with filling in at right-back on occasion as the fallen Premier League champions lurched through crisis under Arne Slot.
Slot’s successor Andoni Iraola had made retaining Jones’ services a priority upon his arrival in June and planned talks with the homegrown talent.
However Liverpool’s willingness to agree a cut-price deal indicates that his squad status was likely to remain unchange over the forthcoming campaign.