It hasn’t taken long for Kenny Dalglish’s new contract to make an instant impact on Liverpool’s future plans. Goalkeeper Pepe Reina put to bed any speculation today that he wants a move away from Anfield. Speaking to Liverpoolfc.tv, he said:
“I am looking forward to next season. We have had excellent news on Kenny’s contract, Steve Clarke’s and all of the technical staff. We are heading in the right direction and we are optimistic. I have always said (I am looking forward to next season). Of course there was a bit of doubt back in December and January because we were not even close to where we are now. I think by making the right steps and taking them, we can all see the difference between now and then. That’s why we are now optimistic about the future and are looking forward.”
As Pepe has said, he has already stated this season his desire to stay at the club, but I doubt I was the only one who had worries over whether the Spaniard would actually stay at the club. Even Pepe says himself that when things were going badly back in December and January, he was deeply concerned about the direction the club was heading. Even after the Reds had been bought by Fenway Sports Group, it seems as if the 28 year old needed some convincing.
In a Guardian interview with Sid Lowe back in early March, he failed to commit his long term future to the Reds, and after comments to Spanish radio too, there was a real fear that our keeper would depart in the summer to one of our Premier League rivals.
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agree. i like the comments made by tom werner today saying comolli has a big job of recruiting in the summer. i think we have to act fast in the market and believe targets have already been identified. cant wait for sunday to beat spurs and claim 5th would be a massive achievement considering the state we were in on jan 1st.
Two central defenders like Mateo Musacehilo and Marmadou Sakho would make the defence stronger