SSC Napoli midfielder Piotr Zielinski is set to leave the Italian champions at the end of the season after the Pole held advanced talks with Inter Milan to join the club on a free transfer.

Napoli's Piotr Zielinski takes a penalty kick during the UEFA Champions League Group A match between Napoli and Liverpool in Naples, Italy, Sept. 7, 2022. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)

"For me, Zielinski is already an Inter player. If he decided to stay in SSC Napoli, he would already sign a new contract with them. He loves Naples and he felt good there, but he changed his attitude, so I'm sure he will join Inter," the UEFA vice-president, Pole Zbigniew Boniek said in an interview for Polish media on Tuesday.

Zielinski's contract with Napoli expires in June 2024. The 29-year-old tried to negotiate a new deal with the club for several weeks but the two parties failed to come to an agreement.

"He said he wanted to stay in Napoli forever, but being Polish, he may be more accustomed to fog than the sun and sea," SSC Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis told Corriere dello Sport at the end of December.

According to Xinhua sources, the Pole has already decided to join Inter Milan. The Serie A leaders offered him a three-year contract with an option for one year extension. Both sides remain in advanced talks to finalize the deal soon. The midfielder is determined to leave SSC Napoli.

In the Serie A season, Zielinski has played 17 games with two goals and two assists. Napoli sits in the 8th place with 28 points.

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