And that deal looks set to come off as Napoli drop their interest.
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The Poland midfielder, 22, played on loan at Empoli last season and Udinese are open to bids.
Napoli have reportedly offered Zielinski a £114,000-a-week contract to move to the Stadio San Paolo, which would rival any contract put forward by Liverpool.
Reds manager Jurgen Klopp is seeking midfield recruits, with Joe Allen and Lucas Leiva tipped to depart this summer.
Klopp already appears to have missed out on Croatia international Marko Pjaca, with Juventus said to be close to a deal with Dinamo Zagreb.
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