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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
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Hannah Pinnock

Former Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina fulfils transfer 'promise' with emotional return

Goalkeeper Pepe Reina has re-joined former club Villarreal 17 years after he left to sign for Liverpool in 2005.

The 39-year-old came through the youth set up at Barcelona but spent three years with the Yellow Submarine between 2002 and 2005. He was then snapped up by the Reds and spent eight years on Merseyside.

He was loaned out to Napoli for the 2013/14 season and then completed a permanent move to Bayern Munich a year later. He's since had spells at AC Milan, Aston Villa and, most recently, Lazio. His contract with the Serie A club came to an end this summer and he's now returned to his homeland with Villarreal.

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