I deserved better from Reds, says exiting Reina

Departing goalkeeper Jose Reina has hit out at Liverpool after claiming the club decided to loan him to Napoli without telling him first and that he “deserved better”.

The Spain international’s switch to the Italian side on a season-long deal was confirmed by the Merseysiders yesterday.

Reina has spent eight years at Anfield, and, in a letter to Reds fans published on his official website, the 30-year-old said: “If I have one regret, it is the way that I am leaving.