MILAN: Inter Milan have signed Poland midfielder Piotr Zielinski on a four-year deal, the Serie A club said on Saturday, after his Napoli contract expired at the end of June.

Zielinski, 30, had joined Napoli in 2016, and was one of then-manager’s Luciano Spalletti’s key players as the club secured the championship in the 2022-23 season, their first in 33 years.

“Class, character and plenty of experience in Serie A: Piotr Zielinski, the first Polish player in Inter’s history, is ready to display all his quality in Nerazzurri colours,” Inter said in a statement.

Zielinski moved to Italy from Poland at 17 to join the youth academy of Udinese, for whom he made his Serie A debut in November 2012.

He then spent two seasons on loan at Empoli in 2014-2016.

Zielinski made his Poland debut in June 2013, in a friendly against Liechtenstein.

He has scored 12 goals in 93 games for his national side, representing Poland at three European Champ­ionships, including the current tournament in Germany, and two World Cups.

Published in Dawn, July 7th, 2024

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