What a career it’s been for Pepe Reina. The legendary goalkeeper left Villarreal 17 years ago and set off on a journey that took him to Liverpool, Bayern, Milan, Napoli, Aston Villa and Lazio. Now, at the age of 39, it looks like he’s heading back to the Yellow Submarine.##NAJAVA_MECA_6487485##According to different media, Reina will sign a one-year contract with Villarreal after opting out of the last year of his Lazio arrangement. To the Yellows, it would be a great addition of experience and competition for their first-choice goalie Geronimo Rulli – and for the veteran Spaniard, it would be a homecoming. Reina would replace Sergio Asenjo, who finished his eight-year stay at El Madrigal.The Madrid-born Reina graduated from Barcelona’s academy and went on to win the biggest prizes in football. He lifted the World Cup in 2010 and was the European champion in 2008 and 2012 with the Spanish national team. He also won the European Super Cup (2005), FA Cup (2006), Community Shield (2006) and Capital One Cup (2012) with Liverpool, the Coppa Italia (2014) with Napoli and the Bundesliga (2015) with Bayern. Goalkeepers Miguel and Pepe Reina. Father and son. pic.twitter.com/asU3lZr7Jy— Abel E2 Makaranta (@WhyteAbel) June 28, 2022 In the last two seasons at Lazio, Reina made a total of 44 appearances and showed that he can still do it at a fairly high level. However, he’s lost his place between the sticks to Albania international Thomas Strakosha. Interestingly, Strakosha’s contract has also expired, so Lazio are currently without a senior goalkeeper with the new season approaching.If Reina’s destined to sit on the bench, it may as well be the bench in his homeland and with the club where he’d made his name.
