Reina closing on Liverpool move
Jose Reina appears closer to a transfer from Villarreal to Liverpool after the goalkeeper revealed his excitement at the possibility of moving to Anfield.
The 22-year-old has been linked with a move to the Champions League winners, although a fee between the two clubs has not been finalised.
Reina said: “To transfer to the champions of Europe, and furthermore to a team with Liverpool’s history, isn’t something in everybody’s reach.
“My answer was clear and it could only be a positive one.”
Jerzy Dudek was first choice at Anfield at the end of last season but is expected to move on despite his penalty shoot-out heroics in the Champions League final win against AC Milan.
Reina believes Dudek’s “intuition” during the spot-kick climax, adding on official website www.liverpoolfc.tv: “I saw Dudek being very focused against Milan in the final, especially in extra-time and in the penalty shoot-out. He was physically better than Dida at the time.
“They say I’m good when it comes to penalties, but it’s only a matter of intuition and watching a lot of football matches to see how opponents take them.
“The key is luck and deciding which side to dive.”
