Reina’s future may be out of Napoli

CAIRO – 2 March 2018: This season, Napoli is breaking all sorts of records as they managed to be the only team to get 69 points from 26 league rounds.

Not only are Napoli’s tactics beautiful, which brought supporting fans to Napoli from all around the world this season, but also their defense has improved a lot becoming the best defense in the league this season.

The manic work of Napoli’s coach, Maurizio Sarri, with his line of four, whose movements are perfectly synchronized, the leadership of the untouchable Raul Albiol, the physical power of Koulibaly and the great delivery of the sides Hysaj and Mario Rui (who replaced the injured Ghoulam) are behind this success, of which another protagonist is, without a doubt, the goalkeeper Pepe Reina.

The Spanish goalkeeper is the least beaten in the Serie A (just 15 goals conceded in 26 rounds) thanks also to his teammates in defense.

Maurizio Sarri never loses the opportunity to praise him, but everything points to the fact that the future of the former Liverpool player, who will turn 36 in August, will be far from Napoli: his relationship with Napoli’s President De Laurentiis broke down a year ago and, in the past summer, he was already one step away from goodbye.
Paris Saint Germain offered him a huge contract with a salary of €4 million net, almost double his wage in Napoli. But the Southern club did not want to let him go and the player, due to his great relationship with the team and the city, resigned from the battle with the entity even though he had only one year left on his contract. It was a complicated decision, especially with his age.

As of June, he will be free and, in the last weeks, the contacts for his new destiny began. There were offers from the Premier League, but the team that moved with more forcefulness was AC Milan: the Rossonerian team looks for a profile with their international experience as Reina has just become the fourth player with more European appearances with a club, 165 games, behind Casillas, Maldini and Xavi. Reina’s signing would take place with or without the presence of Donnarumma, according to the Spanish newspaper AS.