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Curtis Jones has brought his Liverpool spell to an end after completing a €30m transfer to Inter Milan, where he has signed a five-year contract.

Liverpool could also receive a further €5m in achievable add-ons for the midfielder, and the deal includes a 10 percent sell-on clause.

Jones had entered the final year of his contract at Anfield, and Liverpool were at risk of losing him on a free transfer had they not sold him during this summer window.

The club had turned down a €25m offer from Inter in June and, although new head coach Andoni Iraola had said he wanted to retain the England international, Jones had informed him that he wanted to move on.

“Yes [I wanted to keep him], Curtis is a good player, but I understood this,” the Spaniard said. “He is coming for some years in the same situation, so I knew from that moment it could happen.

“I understand with Curtis, I talked to him. I value him a lot as a player, he loves this club, it was very clear since the very beginning for me. But I understood that probably the outcome was going to be what it has been in the end.”

Jones made 228 appearances for Liverpool, including 49 last season, and his departure brings to a close a 16-year association with his hometown club.

Liverpool are not expected to sign a midfielder as his replacement, with Iraola impressed by the performances of 19-year-old Trey Nyoni in pre-season and with the club instead prioritising the signing of wingers.

Curtis Jones leaves Liverpool, ending a 16-year association with the club.

“I’m very happy with Trey,” Iraola added. “He has been very good in pre-season, not only in the games, even when he trains with us he’s facing top-level players and he’s at the level.

“So I have no doubts with Trey, he will be very valuable this season for us, hopefully plays a lot and gives the level that I’m seeing every day in training.

“In terms of realising what we need, there are certain situations which for me are clear, especially now in the wing because we don’t have enough players to play in those positions.”

Liverpool have intensified their search for wingers, having seen two bids — worth £50m and £60m — for Yankuba Minteh rejected by Brighton. They are also interested in Paris Saint-Germain winger Bradley Barcola.