Transfer latest: Arsenal have agreed a deal worth more than £50m to sign Aston Villa defender Ezri Konsa
Manchester United are closing in on a deal to sign Brighton midfielder Carlos Baleba
Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones is set to join Inter Milan after the Italian side agreed a deal worth £30m
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Senior debut: 2019, under Jurgen Klopp
Appearances (in all comps): 228
Goals: 22
Assists: 25
All comp appearances in 2025-26: 49
League starts in 2025-26: 18
Senior England caps: Six
Honours: 2018-19 Champions League, 2x Premier League (2019-20, 2024-25), 2022 FA Cup, 2x League Cup (2022, 2024), 2023 European Under-21 Championship
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Aadam Patel
Football Reporter
Curtis Jones is set to join Inter Milan after the Italian side agreed a deal worth £30m with Liverpool.
The Reds have formally accepted an offer worth £25.7m plus £4.3m in add-ons.
In June, Liverpool rejected a verbal offer of £21.7m from Italian champions Inter, but a deal for the 25-year-old, who has one year left on his contract at Anfield, has now been agreed.
Jones will travel to Italy today to complete his medical and the agreement includes a 10 per cent sell-on clause for Liverpool.
Liverpool were open to selling Jones and wanted something in line with the package that Inter paid Tottenham for Djed Spence.
The Serie A side were interested in Jones in January and proposed a loan with a view to a transfer but that was turned down by Liverpool.
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Next up, we've got another Englishman on the move.
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Villa fan, comfortable with us taking the money. Unai has an incredible track record of building winning teams and have every faith in him to deliver even if that might mean finishing outside top 4 this season. In Unai we trust!
Chris, Birmingham
If a player wants to leave, and a good fee can be obtained, let him go. Younger hungrier players are out there. Emery is the best man to develop them.
Jim, Mansfield
Just when you thought it was safe to be a Villa fan… We may be turning into Trigger’s Broom but as any Villa fan knows optimism is our super power. In Unai we trust; this is a youthful upgrading process!
Richard, Edinburgh
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Konsa has done 7 years with us. Never put a foot wrong. First class pro. Commutes from London to Brum every day. He deserves a big money move and good luck to him. That's football. UTV
Dan, Villa Land
Konsa has served Villa well during his time at Villa Park. He is quality & will be a good acquisition for the Gooners. Sorry to see him go but good money for a 28 years old. Thanks Ezri. Onwards & upwards for the mighty Villa. In Unai we trust!
Kevin, Telford
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Villans, how are you feeling about the departure of Konsa?
As for the rest of you, is excitement for the return of the league kicking in yet?
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Is it a wise move from Konsa? When Saliba and Gabriel are fit, he won't be getting a game. Should've gone elsewhere from the big clubs and had a better chance of becoming a main figure in the back line.
Junaied, Dewsbury
Nick Mashiter
BBC Sport football news reporter
Usually, winning the Europa League and qualifying for the Champions League would leave a club in a position of strength.
However, Villa have been picked apart this summer to become a victim of the system they have been vocal against.
Ensuring they comply with Uefa and the Premier League's financial rules led them to sell Morgan Rogers to Chelsea for a record £117m.
Even then, Youri Tielemans - who like Rogers scored in May's Europa League win over Freiburg - was also sold to Manchester United.
Villa wanted to alter their left-back profile so Lucas Digne was allowed to join Paris St-Germain, with Atletico Madrid's Matteo Ruggeri replacing him.
Now, though, there is still huge uncertainty over Villa's squad just four days before they start the season at Brighton.
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Why are Villa selling all their best players? Why dont they appear to be willing or able to put up a fight to prevent them going?
Max, Sheffield
Ezri Konsa joined the Villans in July 2019 and has made 286 appearances over the past seven seasons.
The 28-year-old featured 48 times last term in all competitions, scoring two goals and contributing one assist, as Unai Emery's side lifted the Europa League and finished fourth in the Premier League to secure Champions League football for 2026-27.
Konsa has not featured at all during Aston Villa's pre‑season, including the 2‑1 defeat to Paris St‑Germain in the Uefa Super Cup, after Emery gave him four weeks off following the World Cup.
He played in every game of England's World Cup run as the Three Lions finished third.
Speaking after the final warm‑up match against Borussia Monchengladbach, Emery explained the absence of Konsa, Emiliano Martinez and Ollie Watkins, saying: "They are joining us after this match."
Sami Mokbel
BBC Sport Senior football correspondent
Arsenal have agreed a deal worth more than £50m to sign Aston Villa defender Ezri Konsa.
The England international is set to have a medical before completing his move to Emirates Stadium.
BBC Sport revealed last week that Arsenal had reopened talks with Villa over a deal for Konsa but still fell short of reaching an agreement.
The Gunners then appeared to pivot to Bayer Leverkusen's Jarell Quansah.
However, Arsenal refocused their efforts on Konsa and have now struck a deal for the player with Villa.
Image source, Getty ImagesBut first, let's bring you up to date with the state of play in the transfer market.
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