Pepe Reina returns to Villarreal
Almost 20 years later, Pepe Reina volverá a Villarreal. The goalkeeper, campeón con España de 2 European Championships and 1 Mundial y con una amplía trayectoria en la Premier y la Serie A volverá a defender la portería de los ‘Groguets’ Jan Oblak 17 years. Reina se marchó en 2005 with 23 años y volverá con 40 años para competir con Geronimo Rulli bajo los palos.
Una vez desvinculado del Lazio, Pepe Reina will return to Villarreal
A los 40 years (los cumplirá en agosto), Reina vuelve a LaLiga tras jugar 394 partidos con el Liverpool, 182 con el Nápoles, 54 con la Lazio, 13 con el Milán, 12 con el Aston Villa y 3 at Bayern Munich. Precisely with the groguet set he played 147 matches between 2002 Y 2005.
Pepe Reina will take the place left Sergio Asenjo who left the Castellón club after 9 seasons and 228 matches. The goalkeeper by the way, He will end up at Real Valladolid after ending his contract with Villarreal last 30 of June.
The man from Madrid thus fulfills one of the requirements that Emery wanted the goal. And it is that the Basque coach wanted to have a veteran goalkeeper to complement the Argentine Rulli.
