Napoli goalkeeper Pepe Reina is hopeful that he will secure a permanent switch to Stadio San Paolo from Liverpool at the end of the season.
The Spain international left Anfield on a season-long loan last summer but admits that he would find it difficult to return to Merseyside after hinting that "economic reasons" were behind his departure.
He told Diario de la Roja: "Nothing has been confirmed yet but I've got the feeling that Napoli are happy with me and I think they will talk to Liverpool to see what the situation is.
"It would be hard for me to go back to England. Liverpool have signed a 26-year-old goalkeeper (Simon Mignolet), they have got rid of me for economic reasons apparently and it is difficult to see that situation changing."
The 31-year-old's existing deal with the Reds expires in 2016.
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Shane Callaghan
Shane Callaghan
