THE Liverpool Daily Post believes that Sunderland keeper Simon Mignolet is set to put the finishing touches on a £10 million deal today.
The Belgian is meant to be meant to be undergoing a medical at Melwood and will agree a five year deal if he passes.
If the deal goes through, the 25 year old will become the fourth signing of this summer window and will bring Liverpool’s spending up to £24 million in a summer that Brendan Rodgers hopes will boost Liverpool back into top four contention, signing players with potential.
Liverpool will initially pay Sunderland a £9 million, but there is the possibility of another million in add-ons, based on appearances and achievements. This deal means that Mignolet will be the most expensive goalkeeper in the history of Sunderland, thus showing the potential of the player.
However, if Mignolet does make the move to Anfield it will raise more questions over the future of Liverpool’s current number one Pepe Reina who has been at the club since 2005 – where the Spaniard has maintained that number one spot between the sticks since he arrived.
Rodgers has previously announced that Mignolet was brought in as competition for Reina, as opposed to a direct replacement, but the club are rumoured to still be bracing themselves for his departure.
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Good move. Seems Reina is content to be a No. 2 keeper (Number 3 for Spain). If he stays, it will confirm Rogers was right to bring in Minglonet & confirm Reina’s lack of ambition. I know he won the golden glove a few times, but he has never had a good save to shot ratio; essential in the Premier League which has no end of sharp shooters.
10m goalkeeper is not going to be a reserve, right ??? I hope this is not another ‘Barry for Alonso’ mistake. But seriously, Mignolet for Reina ??? Another worry is that Aspas + Alberto for Suarez ???
Good move 4 liverpool,raina has neva impress me@all he always make horible mistake which I dnt lyk
IF mignolet is signed as competition for Reina – then great , every top team needs 2 quality keepers
– but – IF (as I suspect) mignolet is signed as replacement for Reina then it’s yet another step backwards and a further downgrade to our squad
Rodgers says Reina is not to be sold , does anyone actually believe a word he says ??
Reina way Better than Mignolet. Big mistake letting Reina go
Building the defence and Reina standing between the sticks is better than mignolet’s arrival wake up BRENDAN!!! you have made a great mistake as you do when Borini arrived. (YNWA)!!
Rodgers has no clue .pepe is d man