Pepe Reina set to move on loan to Napoli

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has confirmed that Pepe Reina will move on a season long loan deal to Serie A giants Napoli this summer.

The Spaniard had been linked with a move to Napoli for the past few weeks and reports suggested that the player had undergone a medical on Wednesday with the club.

Speaking at a press conference in Thailand, Rodgers said: "From last season, really, as a manager I was led to believe that we were going to get an offer for Pepe that would probably see him leave the club. On the football side, we have to protect the team, and at that stage we started our search for another goalkeeper. That found us Simon Mignolet, who's top class, one of the top young European goalkeepers. 

"As a senior goalkeeper, Reina needs to be playing. It's a very important year for him with the World Cup next year. It wouldn't have served any purpose, both for the club and him personally, if he'd been the one missing out.

"It's decided he will go to Napoli and we've got two very good goalkeepers still at the football club. We'll review it after the loan finishes."