Pepe Reina

[Leyton388]

We might not be able to sell him for that or he might not want to sign for someone else. We just don't know. He gets paid £4m a quid a year so it's not an insignificant sum, it could be enough to pay the wages of a top class player. And we might be getting some money in terms of a loan fee. Again, we don't know. It might be a cost neutral way of deferring a move to Barca for a year due to valdes staying for another season. We don't know. But don't let not knowing stop you from foaming at the mouth and shouting incompetence.

No ones foaming at the mouth but we are about to loan out the Spanish number two to a club who have money to burn for 12 months in the hope barca come in for him in 12 months.

[Kenneth]

No ones foaming at the mouth but we are about to loan out the Spanish number two to a club who have money to burn for 12 months in the hope barca come in for him in 12 months.

Although we don't know that

[TheElephantMan]

We should only loan out players when there's a tangible benefit for ourselves. Young players going out on loan to gain experience makes sense because they could return as better footballers. Reina going on loan doesn't make any sense, if he wants to leave then he should be sold.

[Leyton388]

Although we don't know that

If that's not the case why not just sell him now and be done rather than loan him out for 12 months, which coincidentally is the same period of time Valdes has left at barca? Are you telling me there is zero interest in the current Spanish number 2 anywhere at a bargain price of £8m?

[Kenneth]

Guess what, I don't know

It would also need to be a club he was willing to move to.

[Kenneth]

We should only loan out players when there's a tangible benefit for ourselves. Young players going out on loan to gain experience makes sense because they could return as better footballers. Reina going on loan doesn't make any sense, if he wants to leave then he should be sold.

That's certainly the best reason, but the west ham loan of Carroll worked out pretty well really. Got a £90k a week player off our bench and lead to a sale.

[cream]

Makes more sense than him sitting on the bench, picking up £100k + week in, week out.

[Hustler]

Makes more sense than him sitting on the bench, picking up £100k + week in, week out.

Sell him... Or don't buy a keeper for 9 million knowing Reina will still be around . Ridiculous transfer

[cream]

How is it a ridiculous transfer ? We've bought a really good keeper to replace one that wants to leave.

[Hustler]

So sell him? A loan is nothing to us other than a reduction on the wage bill (I'm sure we are helping Napoli with that). Reina wanted to leave for Spain yet he ends up in Italy on loan? And lets see if his wages are reinvested in the starting 11

[Hustler]

No need for Brendan to give us an explanation on this loan move... I've written it by purely copying last summers tumbleweed about Andy Carroll

Brendan Rodgers has explained Liverpool's decision to send Pepe Reina on loan to Napoli.

The goalkeeper tonight secured a season-long switch to Napoli..

And Rodgers believes that the loan move to Napoli was in the player's best interest with opportunities to command the line at Anfield increasingly limited for him.."and it being world cup year"

He said: "When I came in I spoke with all the players [and] made them aware of where they stood within the group.

"Pepe made it very clear to me - and I believe it's been difficult for him in his period here - he hasn't played anywhere near as regular as he wanted to and he wanted this to be a season where he was going to be playing regular.

"I couldn't guarantee that and getting later in the window, it still wasn't the case so him and I spoke. He wants to play and unfortunately for us at this moment in time, we're not really in a position to have a £6 million player maybe not playing regular.

"The club made a monumental investment in Pepe but it's no good him being on the bench - but at this moment in time there's others ahead of him - so he's got the chance to go and play and demonstrate his qualities.

"Hopefully it allows us to move on and we'll assess it over the course of the season."

Rodgers also refuted suggestions of animosity existing between himself, Reina and the club due to the the goalkeepers lucrative price tag weighing heavily over the previous 18 months.

"There was no problem between Pepe I or Liverpool," he insisted.

"The club invested a hell of a lot of money and it wasn't his fault or his problem but that's the reality where it's at.

"We've had one or two enquiries over the course of the summer and he's taken that chance now to go and play and hopefully show the investment that the club have put in, when he's playing regular that he can get goals."

[cream]

We'll get a loan fee then sell him next summer, meanwhile they pay his wages. Don't see what the problem is.

[Hustler]

We'll get a loan fee then sell him next summer, meanwhile they pay his wages. Don't see what the problem is.

We do not know the full details of the deal. My guess is we received no loan fee and in return we do not subsidise his wages. Not having a go mate. Just smell a rat here

[cream]

Loaning out Andy Carroll was an excellent move and one that paid dividends.

[cream]

We do not know the full details of the deal. My guess is we received no loan fee and in return we do not subsidise his wages. Not having a go mate. Just smell a rat here

Fair enough.