Reina slams Liverpool over loan
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Pepe Reina of Liverpool looks on during the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester United and Liverpool at Old Trafford on January 13, 2013 in Manchester, England. |
Spanish goalkeeper Jose Reina yesterday launched a scathing attack on Liverpool after accusing the club of forcing him to join Napoli on loan.
The 30-year-old started his season-long loan to the Italian side yesterday following several months of speculation over his future. Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers meanwhile went ahead and signed Belgian goalkeeper Simon Mignolet from Sunderland.
"If I have one regret, it is the way that I am leaving," Reina wrote on his official website pepereina25.com. "It is only natural that I would be disappointed that the Liverpool management agreed to loan me to Napoli without telling me first. I thought that I deserved better than that, even though I understand that difficult decisions have to be taken in football."
Reina conceded that he had told Liverpool he would be keen to join Barcelona if a serious offer was made but was still surprised at the way he was treated.
"A lot has been made about me informing the club that if an offer came in from Barcelona that I would have liked them to consider it," Reina said. "But I had also spoken to the club about the possibility of extending my contract if the offer was not made.
"I told the manager that I wanted to play for Liverpool and that Barcelona would only become an option for me if the opportunity arrived, like the rumors said it would, as it would be a chance for me to go back home. When it didn't come I was happy to fight for my place so I was surprised that Liverpool decided it was in the club's interests to send me to Napoli instead."
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