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Jurgen Klopp dealt huge blow as Borussia Dortmund join race for key Liverpool target
BORUSSIA DORTMUND have reportedly moved ahead of Liverpool in the race for Poland international Piotr Zielinski.
Borussia Dortmund have joined the race for Piotr Zielinski
The 22-year-old, who has spent the past two seasons on loan at Empoli from Udinese, has been on Jurgen Klopp's radar for some time.
Express Sport understands the Liverpool boss wants to sign the midfielder this summer.
He was pictured last week holding a Reds shirt, while reports in Poland claimed he was close to signing a contract with the Anfield club.
However Italian outlet calciomercatoweb claim Borussia Dortmund have now made an approach for the midfielder.
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The report claims Dortmund see him as the ideal replacement for Ilkay Gundogan, who has been linked with a move to Manchester City.
Zielinski has 13 caps for Poland and has been included in their provisional squad for Euro 2016.
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