Zielinski was still with Napoli when he held talks with former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp.
“Jurgen Klopp invited me to his house,” Zielinski told FootTruck.
“Liverpool sent a private jet to pick me up. I was shocked because it was the first time I travelled on that means of transport. When we landed, we took the bus to go to Klopp’s. It was a building, he had everything there.
“The conversation was great. Klopp told me that I am a mix between Fabregas and Gundogan in his opinion. I didn’t understand anything, but my agent spoke German and told me everything.
“When we were leaving, I managed to take a picture with Klopp.”
He added, “They offered €18.5m, but Udinese wanted something more.
“Nevertheless, Liverpool couldn’t exceed a certain limit for me, as I wasn’t a top player yet. The other side of the coin is that I also didn’t feel like that."