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Liverpool target Zielinski braced for new Napoli contract

Ryan DarbyRyan Darby1 min read
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Liverpool target Zielinski braced for new Napoli contract

Long-term Liverpool target Piotr Zielinski will be offered a new contract by Napoli amid interest from both the Reds and Chelsea.

Corriere dello Sport, as cited by Calcio Mercato, claim that the Naples club are desperate to keep hold of the highly-rated Polish midfielder.

Zielinski has been a long-term target for Liverpool, while Chelsea are also thought to be keen on bringing him to Stamford Bridge alongside Maurizio Sarri.

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The potential for Sarri to raid his former side should he get the Chelsea job has been one of the stumbling blocks in talks between the two sides.

Zielinski, Raul Albiol and Kalidou Koulibaly are all reportedly on Sarri’s radar.

Importantly for Napoli, the new contract will reportedly either remove the player’s €65 million release clause or include a higher one.

Zielinski is seen as the long-term replacement for Marek Hamsik in Naples and with the latter looking set to leave the Serie A side this summer, the Polish midfielder could be a key figure for Carlo Ancelotti season.

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