Balague: Reina definitely joining Barca

[MikeC]

José Reina happy to resist Barcelona and remain at Liverpool | Football | guardian.co.uk

[Jonny83]

 

Stop screwing around.

[WhiskeyJar]

"I have three more years with Liverpool. I'm satisfied, comfortable and my family are very happy.

 

"Rumours are difficult to control but it's flattering when a club like Barca are interested in you.

 

"I don't know if there has been contact between the clubs or with my agent. At the moment I don't think there's anything serious."

 

The Spain international hopes to finish his career back in his homeland, but he added: "I don't know how long I've got left in football, what I do know is I want to enjoy what remains and feel appreciated and at Liverpool I have that."

 

That's that then

[Jairzinho]

He's off.

[Jose Jones]

Defo leaving the door ajar there.

[Redder Lurtz]

He's staying.

[old skool tom]

not completely closing the door?

 

tbh i'm not fussed either way he's too up and down now

[Guest LFD]

Delighted he is staying!

[Jack the Sipper]

José Reina happy to resist Barcelona and remain at Liverpool | Football | guardian.co.uk

 

"I would've liked to have played there more, of course, but there's no need to over-dramatise things."

 

There's a few people on here who'd take issue with that.

[Ezekiel 25:17]

be absolutely gutted if he goes, but I really think he'll stay, as good as anyone on his day and is the only keeper we've had since Grobelaar (sp) who's been world class.

[Total Longo]

be absolutely gutted if he goes, but I really think he'll stay, as good as anyone on his day and is the only keeper we've had since Grobelaar (sp) who's been world class.

 

What about Paul Jones? A colossus of a custodian.

[mrw74]

It would be a shame to see him go, but his comments are very ambiguous.

 

Meanwhile, a Bosnian paper is reporting that Begovic is on his way to us but he wants it all wrapped up by pre-season training.

[Gym Beglin]

He's just blown a kiss to Barca there.

 

No hard feelings lad. We know you're satisfied and comfortable Pepe lad. TOO fucking comfortable.

[Mustangt125]

Tons of rumors on Twitter that Begovic has agreed to join LFC, on the condition it's done before pre-season.

 

Would seem to indicate that the higher ups know Reina is going.

[Babb'sBurstNad]

Wasn't some journo claiming we'd been looking to offload Reina on the quiet since last summer?

[MajesticSuarez]

Pepe Reina has recently said that he cannot do anything about the rumours, but he wishes to stay with Liverpool for the next three years. Maybe then he will return to his native Spain. This seems more logical.

[Gym Beglin]

Begovic would be ace. Utterly ace.

 

I think/hope that we'll get all our deals done quick, before pre-season.

[Delmar]

We do not need a goalie. We need 2 CBs, a DM to compete with Lucas and an attacker to replace Downing. After that we need to be more compact, reduce the distance between the back 4 and the attack. Then we can just play the way we have been playing, things will be OK.

[Guest San Don]

We do not need a goalie. We need 2 CBs, a DM to compete with Lucas and an attacker to replace Downing. After that we need to be more compact, reduce the distance between the back 4 and the attack. Then we can just play the way we have been playing, things will be OK.

 

If he wants to go, we will. Im not convinced the owners wont see the 'benefit' in getting another £110k a week (allegedly) off the wage bill though.

 

That's why I've said if he does leave, we must get a big fee for him.

[MLB]

We do not need a goalie. We need 2 CBs, a DM to compete with Lucas and an attacker to replace Downing. After that we need to be more compact, reduce the distance between the back 4 and the attack. Then we can just play the way we have been playing, things will be OK.

 

 

I think we will need a goalie if he leaves to join Barcelona mate.

[thompsonsnose]

We do not need a goalie. We need 2 CBs, a DM to compete with Lucas and an attacker to replace Downing. After that we need to be more compact, reduce the distance between the back 4 and the attack. Then we can just play the way we have been playing, things will be OK.

 

Whether we do or not Begovic is better than Pepe anyway, and we stand to get a decent fee for a player who has underperformed for a while.

£10-12mill? bite their hands off.

[RobbieOR]

Them quotes are hardly 'Im staying, end of'.

 

I think he'll go. And good luck to him if he does.

[Delmar]

I think we will need a goalie if he leaves to join Barcelona mate.

 

And if Suarez leaves, we'll need a striker. Anyway, I'd prefer both of them to stay, we need to keep our experienced, good players. The priority to me is 2 CBs, another DM, and getting rid of Downing, with a replacement there.

[RedinSweden]

I love Pepe. I really hope he doesn't go. I think he has looked a lot better this season than the last couple.

 

If he does decide to leave, Begovic is a solid replacement.

[AngryOfTuebrook]

This is becoming a regular occurrence now. Some hack will make some shit up, Pepe will deny it, but by that time the madness of the internet is in full swing - usually accompanied by statements like

"No player's bigger than the club"

"Fuck him. If he doesn't want to stay, we should scrape him off, soon as."

"He's shit anyway."

"Balague said it, so it's true."

"It's all over Twitter!" (ffs!)

 

No doubt it will come true one day - hopefully, when he's about 40 and due to step down to a smaller club - and when that day comes, everyone who has been wrong a thousand times will say "I told you so."

 

I don't think we can afford to lose him and I don't think he wants to leave. The only thing in this that worries me is that it's Barcelona; if they really do want to make a bid for him, Rodgers would have to be very persuasive to get him to stay.