Napoli midfielder Piotr Zielinski will not start in his team’s Serie A clash with Roma this evening as transfer links to Inter Milan intensify.
This according to today’s print edition of Rome-based newspaper La Repubblica, via FCInterNews.
By now, the links between Zielinski and Inter are far from a secret.
The Polish international is out of contract with Napoli at the end of the current season. His deal expires at the end of next June.
And there has been no sign of an agreement on an extension with the Partenopei.
Napoli have tried to convince Zielinski to sign a new deal.
There have been talks with the 29-year-old former Empoli and Udinese midfielder.
But there hasn’t been very much progress towards a new deal.
And in the meantime, other clubs have become very aware of Zielinski’s contract situation.
The likes of Juventus and West Ham United reportedly consider the Pole a target. But it is Inter who have most strongly registered interest in Zielinski’s signature.
Piotr Zielinski To Be Left Out Of Lineup For Roma Clash Amid Inter Links
The questions surrounding Zielinski’s future have become something impossible to ignore.
Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis openly addressed the situation. He gave a scathing sarcastic response regarding Zielinski’s decisions.
And according to La Rrepubblica, this will affect things on the pitch.
For the past few days, Zielinski has been out with a minor knee problem.
This caused the Pole to miss out on the squad for Napoli’s Coppa Italia loss to Frosinone.
But Zielinski should recover from the problem in time for this evening’s Serie A match away to Roma.
However, La Repubblica report, the Pole won’t likely start.
Rather, it could be Jean Cajuste in the starting eleven for the match at the Stadio Olimpico.
And the reasons for this would have as much to do with transfer market developments as with Zielinski’s fitness, reports the newspaper.
