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Jurgen Klopp dealt blow as Udinese confirm Liverpool face competition for £11.5m star
UDINESE sporting director Cristiano Giaretta has revealed Liverpool face competition for Piotr Zielinski.
Piotr Zielinski has 13 international caps for Poland
The 21-year-old, who is currently on loan at Empoli from Udinese, has been on Jurgen Klopp's radar for some time.
Zielinski has impressed in Serie A this season, scoring four goals and creating another six.
Last week Udinese confirmed the Reds concrete interest in the midfielder, who is valued at £11.5m.
But the Italian club have now revealed Klopp is facing competition from Napoli for Zielinski's signature.
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Giaretta told Radio Kiss Kiss Napoli: “Zielinski? We have no foreclosure, we’ll have many deals with Napoli in the future as well but for now it’s too soon.
"We haven’t done anything yet but the eyes of many top clubs are on the player.”
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