ARSENAL launched stunning £23m raid for Pool's Pepe Reina !
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ARSENAL have launched a stunning £23million raid for Liverpool keeper Pepe Reina.
Arsene Wenger sees the Kop star as the man to solve his problem position. And the Gunners boss is prepared to go up to £25m to land the Spaniard.
But Wenger knows he faces a massive battle to lure one of Liverpool's prize assets away from Anfield. He had been eyeing Fulham's Mark Schwarzer but the chance of getting Reina, 27, is far more mouth-watering.
Reina, a £6million buy from Villarreal five years ago, signed a new six-year deal at Liverpool in April.
He missed Thursday's Europa League win over Rabotnicki after only returning to training on Monday - together with the rest of the club's Spanish and Dutch World Cup stars.
Wenger is desperate to sign a top keeper after both Manuel Almunia and Lukasz Fabianski copped a stream of criticism for a series of clangers over the past 12 months.
But Liverpool insist they do not want - or need - to sell any of their big stars. And the prospect of new ownership bringing a huge cash injection to Anfield leaves Wenger with a major fight on his hands.
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This is pretty shocking.
But I doubt Liverpool will sell...!
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if he wants to move there is nothing liverpool can do.
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i also doubt whether arsenal bid is true.
i never heard arsenal bid in excess over 20million for a player.
or did arsenal ever done that before??
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i don't believe in this report.