Liverpool icon Jerzy Dudek has said that he once thought he had convinced Piotr Zielinski to sign for the Reds, with the midfielder this season winning the Serie A title with Napoli.
Speaking to the Liverpool Echo, the former goalkeeper revealed that he had given the now-28-year-old midfielder a Liverpool shirt after he had been named Poland’s Young Player of the Year in 2016, with Zielinski even wearing the jersey on Polish TV in a now infamous image.
Whilst a move never materialised, Dudek has now since come out and said that he wished the midfielder had gone on to make the move to Anfield, with Zielinski this season playing a key role for Napoli in winning their first Scudetto in the 21st century.
Indeed, Liverpool are on the hunt for a midfield signing this summer, and Dudek will no doubt want Zielinski to be on Jurgen Klopp’s shortlist. The Anfield icon said on the Polish international: “He already received a Liverpool shirt when he became the Young Player of the Year in Poland.
“That shirt I gave him, I was thinking he was going to move to Liverpool and that would have been a good move. He is top of Serie A and I hope to see some Polish players at Liverpool as I felt really good there and the next Polish player at the club will be feeling good.”
Zielinski to Liverpool could come at the perfect time this summer
Zielinski has been linked with a move to Liverpool for what feels like forever, and with the midfielder winning the league with Napoli this season, now could be the perfect time for Dudek’s dream to become a reality with the 28-year-old at the peak of his career.
England has always felt like a realistic destination for Zielinski, and with Liverpool in the hunt for central midfielders this summer, the Polish international could be an ideal signing the Klopp, with the Napoli star a player who could become a cult hero at Anfield.
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