"?Gianluca Di Marzio reports that Napoli have joined Liverpool in the chase for highly rated Polish midfielder, Piotr Zielinski.
Napoli's manager, Maurizio Sarri, is very interested in the young midfielder, having worked with him in 2014/15 at Empoli. A Naples reunion may await the pair in the summer.
Liverpool had offered £7.6m for Zielinski's services, but his agent was quoted as saying, "Is the Liverpool move at risk? Yes, maybe."
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Piotr Zielinski winning a youth tournament with Leverkusen as a 12-year-old alongside Liverpool's Samed Yesil. #LFC pic.twitter.com/LRGYqubhnL
"?Football Italia reports that Napoli are the favourites to sign Zielinski, after the Udinese midfielder, who has now played two seasons on loan with Empoli, is allegedly more attracted to remaining in Serie A over a Premier League move.
Liverpool will have to rise their transfer offer, as Borussia Dortmund and Roma have reportedly joined the race for the 22-year-old Pole. A fee of around £9m - £10.5m is expected to secure the player.
Zielinski is giving off mixed signals though, as the Daily Star reported his admiration of Jurgen Klopp a few weeks back by stating: "Klopp is one of the best managers around and it would certainly be an honour to work with him. I don't know if my playing style would suit the premier league, and I haven't thought about my future yet. As I said, it's my agent who deals with these topics."