Pepe Reina continues his career. The goalkeeper will stick to it for another year next season. As a result, Villarreal’s goalkeeper can break a special record.
Spanish veteran continues impressive career and can break record
With the Spanish veteran having his contract extended for at least another year, he could become the first player to record minutes in one of Europe’s top five leagues in 24 seasons in a row. Reina made his debut for Barcelona in La Liga on December 2, 2000. He has been there every season since then.
After two seasons under the bar at Camp Nou, Reina left for Villarreal. There he became the undisputed number one for the first time. After three impressive seasons, in which he also reached the semi-finals of the Champions League, this resulted in a transfer to Liverpool. At Anfield, Reina was a crowd favorite for eight years and was undisputed.
Reina’s impressive career expanded by moving to Serie A. He was under contract with Napoli for five years. Four years as a basic player, while he was loaned out to Bayern Munich for one season. After he left, AC Milan ran off with Reina, while adventures at Aston Villa and Lazio also followed.
Last season, Reina returned to the old nest at Villarreal. After seventeen seasons, he returned to Estadio El Madrigal. Initially as a second choice, but after the departure of Gerónimo Rulli to Ajax, Reina was still under the bar for 22 league games. As a result, the counter now stands at 927 official matches in a club context, while Reina also played 36 international matches.
Barcelona and Real Madrid are going all in for Güler
In other La Liga news, Until now, it was mainly AC Milan and Ajax that were mentioned as the main candidates for Arda Güler’s signature, but according to several Spanish media, Real Madrid and Barcelona have also entered the fray. The Turkish top talent of Fenerbahçe is not only a hot topic in Turkey.
AS and Marca write about extensive interest from Real Madrid, while Sport claims that Barcelona is going all-in for Güler (17). The attacking midfielder’s contract reportedly includes a lump sum payment of around eighteen million euros. In the meantime, Fenerbahçe is doing everything it can to keep him on board for at least another year. Either by extending his contract or by renting him from the club that is going to buy him. There is no clarity at the moment.
Real Madrid would try to convince Güler by pointing to the impressive track record of emerging talents, who have made great strides in their development at the Bernabéu. Barcelona wants to present him with a similar plan. Both clubs are not concerned with paying the transfer fee, it mainly depends on where Güler thinks he can take the biggest steps. His contract with Fenerbahçe runs until the summer of 2025.
