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An Inter Milan midfielder has confirmed that, prior to his move to the reigning Serie A champions, he had serious interest from some of the biggest clubs in Europe.

The player, who had spent eight years with Napoli before moving to Inter, attracted attention from Premier League giants.

Manchester United, Arsenal, and Liverpool, along with Barcelona and West Ham were all interested in the midfielder.

This intense interest highlights the midfielder’s impressive form in Italy, where his versatility and creativity in the middle of the park made him a coveted target during the summer transfer window.

The player has revealed that Liverpool went to great lengths to try and bring him to Anfield.

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In a interview The Foot Truck YouTube channel, Piotr Zielinski recalled how the Reds even sent a private jet to Florence for him and his agent.

“At one time, Bruno Fernandes wanted me to end up in Manchester.

“We are still in touch, we talk quite often – we played together in Udinese, and in one of the matches we practically single-handedly beat Milan.

“As for West Ham – it was also close, De Laurentiis was also already convinced about the offer, they threw in €35 million.

“There was already looking around for medical care for my wife and child, where I was going to live.

“Coach [Luciano] Spalletti took me aside once and asked me what was going on, and I said I would rather stay, fight for the championship.

“He said I want you to stay and that it would be the best version of Zielinski.

I stayed because I didn’t really feel this London either.”

He added, “Liverpool sent a private jet to Florence for me and I flew with my agent Bartlomiej Bolek – we drove up to [Jurgen] Klopp’s house afterwards, we had a great conversation.

“It was the first time I had flown like that?

He said that for him I was a mix of [Ilkay] Gundogan and [Cesc] Fabregas.

“We watched a Premier League match at his place on his giant TV, I had never seen anything like that either.

“Arsenal were closer to realisation than Barcelona because De Laurentiis didn’t want a few boys from La Masia in return.”

Despite the convincing pitch from Liverpool, the player eventually chose to stay in Italy, joining Inter Milan after rejecting moves to London and Merseyside.

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