Pepe Reina

[Pablo]

I think we would take between £8m-£10m

That's far too low

£15m minimum

[Chazza]

Not saying what I would take but what the club would take factoring in his current wage.

[Shaggy]

£8m would be abysmal. We signed him for £6m FFS! Factor in wild inflation (in football), he's more experienced now, still has 10 years left - we should be looking at a minimum of £15m. De Gea cost more than that and he was just a kid with potential, and Reina is rated ahead of him in Spain.

[Lee]

I think we would take between £8m-£10m

Agree, I reckon that's closer to what the club will accept for him.

As for a replacement... **** knows.

[Daniel 7]

This feels like a grass is greener move if Liverpool are instigating.

I think there might well be a good few people realising how good he is once he's gone.

[Scratch]

Where do you get that Liverpool are instigating from?

[BootRoom]

Peps and Carra gone is a massive loss of leadership.

Where has this 'leadership' led up though? Last season we won a trophy for the first time in six years, and our league form over the past several seasons has seen us battling it out in mid-table. Do we need top 'leadership' to stave off the likes of West Brom and Swansea?

[Sarb]

Where has this 'leadership' led up though? Last season we won a trophy for the first time in six years, and our league form over the past several seasons has seen us battling it out in mid-table. Do we need top 'leadership' to stave off the likes of West Brom and Swansea?

Buying up their players will probably help us stay above Swansea though

[PTP]

would be a massive blow for me if reina leaves

he's a top keeper, we don't have a big budget, we need to rebuild the defence as it is (carra/coates/skrtel all look to be on their way) plus could do with a top midfielder and forward as well

adding trying to find a top keeper to the list as well

it will just be another year of transition, fighting for 6th place

[G]

Too much for one summer. Valdes not going till next summer anyway, Pepe can go then if he really wants to although I'd rather he didn't even then. Not easy to replace top goalkeepers and he's hardly old in the keeper stakes.

[Kenneth]

Where has this 'leadership' led up though? Last season we won a trophy for the first time in six years, and our league form over the past several seasons has seen us battling it out in mid-table. Do we need top 'leadership' to stave off the likes of West Brom and Swansea?

The leadership wasn't all that evident when we were shipping stupid goals earlier this season.

I don't agree with us actively looking to change goalkeeper at the moment, but if he wants to go to Barcalona, and who could blame him, then it's probably better that we do. Not worth panicking about though.

[Neil Young]

I wouldn't call it panicking to be concerned about the prospect.

Ok, if he wants to go then let him go. But the concern is it's not easy to get a keeper as good as he is, even if he hasn't been quite at his best at times. You can lose an outfield player and there are a few who options who can 'step up'. Replacing a first choice keeper is more risky.

James, Friedel, Westerveld, Dudek. Some of them were quite good from time to time but if they were all at their peak and in the squad now, Reina would still be first choice.

[Daniel 7]

You can add Hooper, Warner, Luzi, Arphexad and Grobbelaar to that list too!

[Neil Young]

Not sure about Grobelaar.

As for the rest, I can see you like stacking the odds in your favour.

[BootRoom]

The leadership wasn't all that evident when we were shipping stupid goals earlier this season.

I don't agree with us actively looking to change goalkeeper at the moment, but if he wants to go to Barcalona, and who could blame him, then it's probably better that we do. Not worth panicking about though.

Far too much is made of leadership, especially in our current predicament. The focus should be on getting, and keeping the best players possible and worry about leadership later. Leadership can come in handy when challenging at the highest level and can make a difference in some situations - and those small interventions can mean the difference between success and failure, but we need top players to get us in a position where leadership skills could be relevant.