Pepe Reina joins Bayern Munich on three-year deal

Bayern Munich have completed the transfer of goalkeeper Pepe Reina from Liverpool by signing a three-year deal.

Zee Media Bureau/Dattaraj Thaly

New Delhi: Bayern Munich have completed the transfer of goalkeeper Pepe Reina from Liverpool after signing a three-year deal. It was revealed on Tuesday that both clubs had agreed a fee for the transfer of the Spain international and that the had already agreed personal terms with the German club. Despite being Liverpool`s undisputed number one keeper for several years, he was displaced in the pecking order by Simon Mignolet under Brendan Rodgers. The 31-year-old was loaned out to Serie A side Napoli during the 2013-14 season. Reina accumulated 394 appearances for the Anfield club between 2005 and 2013 after making the moved from La Liga sid­e Villarreal. At Liverpool, the Spanish keeper won Premier League Golden Glove on three occasions for keeping maximum clean sheets during the season. It would be interesting to see how Pep Guardiola decides to utilize Reina as Manuel Neuer is the number one choice in goal for the German champions.