Report: Napoli eye up wantaway Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet to replace Pepe Reina

Napoli are keen on Liverpool’s Simon Mignolet.

Liverpool's German manager Jurgen Klopp (L) speaks with Liverpool's Belgian goalkeeper Simon Mignolet (C) and Liverpool's English midfielder Jordan Henderson after the English Premier...

Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet told The Times yesterday he was keen to quit the club after being dropped for Loris Karius.

The Belgian has fallen out of favour with Jurgen Klopp and is worried about his World Cup prospects.

Now he has a potential destination, with Gianluca di Marzio reporting Serie A challengers Napoli are keen.

Napoli are reportedly now considering Mignolet as a replacement for former Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina.

Goalkeeper, Pepe Reina of Napoli in action during the UEFA Champions League group F match between Feyenoord and SSC Napoli at Feijenoord Stadion on December 6, 2017 in Rotterdam,...

Reina played for Liverpool between 2005 and 2014, winning the FA Cup in 2006 and League Cup in 2012.

Now 35, Reina is wanted by former Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez at Newcastle United. His contract expires in the summer so this is Napoli’s last chance to cash in.

Simon Mignolet of Liverpool gestures during the during the Premier League match between Watford and Liverpool at Vicarage Road on August 12, 2017 in Watford, England.

Mignolet is six-years-younger than the Spaniard, but has never enjoyed the same rapport with Liverpool fans as his predecessor did.

This would be the second time Mignolet has replaced Reina, with his arrival at Anfield in 2013 signalling the end of the Spaniard’s spell at the club.

He was loaned out to Napoli by Brendan Rodgers and sold a year later.

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Report: Napoli eye up wantaway Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet to replace Pepe Reina