Pepe Reina Quotes

A club like Liverpool has to be involved in Europe, whether it is the Europa League or Champions League.

I know British stadiums from my time with Barcelona and Villarreal. The atmosphere is phenomenal, and my first match at Anfield will be very emotional.

Everyone knows what Kenny Dalglish means to Liverpool: he is probably the badge on the shirt.

I want to aspire to titles. Liverpool will always be a big club, but we are not at the level of Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea, or Arsenal.

The buying power of clubs is very different. You can’t sign players if you don’t have money, and if there is no money, that’s it. As a player, there’s nothing you can do.

Carra doesn’t like me to fist him before the games, so I give him a high-five instead.

I’m very happy and satisfied at Liverpool. I feel valued and respected.

I won’t lie, I want to play in the Champions League and challenge for titles.

The best option for my family is for me to stick with Liverpool.

What a footballer wants above all else is to win, regardless of who the coach is.

Rafael Benitez is the best coach I have had. I don’t know if I’d have joined Napoli without him being there.

Romance, eternal love, exists in very few cases. And that’s a reality you just have to accept.

Trophies stay in the cabinet gathering dust, but friends are for life.

My three seasons in Villarreal have been magnificent, and I’m sad to leave.

I thought I had joined one of the best clubs in the world, one of the biggest names around, and I had, though within a few years, it became clear that I had arrived at one of the worst moments in Liverpool’s whole history.

For sure, I would like to continue my life with the strings of football by being a coach, manager – I don’t know. But one thing is clear: I will continue doing something related to football.

If I return to Spain someday, Atletico Madrid would be one of my top choices without doubt. It is a club that I have a lot of affection for.