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.