Pepe Reina

[Norbs]

He's laying there fluttering his eyelids with his legs wide open

[Nick77]

Buying Mignolet would be a waste of money IMO if Reina's staying.

This

[el matador]

Buying Mignolet would be a waste of money IMO if Reina's staying.

absolutely. If we sign mignolet expect barca to bid around 5m euros for reina. With a first choice goalie already signed we have no choice but to accept the deal.

Seems some lessons are still to be learned yet.

[Sarb]

Or as Barca do, they come in late for Reina and he says he wants out and we are left no time for a replacement. Some positions you really cannot take a risk and I suspect the club already know Reina wants out. We cant always wait for a player to decide what he wants then react. That is a whole lot worse

[Kenneth]

Yeah, that's right. The people running one of the biggest clubs in the world need to learn lessons from el matador

[el matador]

Yeah, that's right. The people running one of the biggest clubs in the world need to learn lessons from el matador

who said i would be the one doing the teaching kenneth ?

[RedReet]

I want Pepe to see out his contract but if not I’m clinging to the hope that an agreement is in place with Barca to let Pepe go next season and him and Mignolet will be fighting it out for the No.1 spot this year.

[fidget]

hang reina next to suarez and we may as well hang coutinho because he will look to leave at some point in the next 10 years so why wait?
those young lads we're signing will probably just need the birch

[BigChief]

who said i would be the one doing the teaching kenneth ?

Would it be the teacher that taught you?

[el matador]

Would it be the teacher that taught you?

chief what the **** are you on about.

[Charly]

I dont see the problem here. He wants to play for Barca, and at least has some history there. He has been a good servant to this club. He seems to be being honest in what he has said.

I agree its madness to blow cash on a keeper if Pepe is staying. It does not seem to me like he is trying to engineer a move anywhere else, or playing games with anyone. If Barca pay up next year, then he goes with my blessing.

[Chazza]

I dont see the problem here. He wants to play for Barca, and at least has some history there. He has been a good servant to this club. He seems to be being honest in what he has said.

I agree its madness to blow cash on a keeper if Pepe is staying. It does not seem to me like he is trying to engineer a move anywhere else, or playing games with anyone. If Barca pay up next year, then he goes with my blessing.

Paying £9-£12m for Mignolet must mean Reina is going and I do not begrudge him that move. He was the best in the league and possibly the world for a few seasons but has dropped below that level now.

A change might be good for both parties.

[dww]

I'm not sure it does mean he's going this window. If we have strong finances and know that Reina might want to leave this season or next then the right thing to do if possible would seem to me to be to secure the succession now.

[Chazza]

It could be but I would be surprised if Mignolet was coming without assurances he would be No 1 in a world cup year.

[dww]

I can see that might be a factor, but he might just back his ability against that of Reina. He may just want more money or feel that being at Suderland with Di Canio might hurt his chances for some reason.

In the end who knows, we just have to wait an see. I'm happy enough that we will definitely have a good keeper next season.