Bayern Munich have completed the signing of Pepe Reina from Liverpool for €3 million.
Liverpool's Pepe Reina joins Bayern Munich
The German champions have revealed that Reina will have a medical after they agreed a fee with the Reds and personal terms with the 31-year-old Spain international.
The Spanish international will come in as backup goalkeeper with the German champions under the orders of coach Pep Guardiola and will have a contract until 2017.
He was the Liverpool's undisputed number one for eight seasons, and played in the 2007 Champions League final but had fallen out of favour at Anfield under Brendan Rodgers following the signing of Simon Mignolet, and spent last season on loan at Napoli.
He joined the Merseyside club in 2005 and made 394 appearances.
For Reina it will be the chance to experience a new league after his spells in La Liga with Barcelona and Villarreal, the Premier League with Liverpool and last season in Italy with Napoli.
"Pepe Reina was eager to come to Bayern Munich," said Bayern chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge. "He wanted to embark on this adventure even though he knows that, in Manuel Neuer, he has a keeper in front of him who, if nothing changes, will always remain the number one."
Reina had been linked with a permanent move to Napoli, coached by former Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez, but the Italian club refused to meet Liverpool's £3.95m release clause.
At Bayern he will play under Guardiola and will also have three new Spanish teammates in the form of Juan Bernat, Javi Martínez and Thiago Alcántara.
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge confirmed the deal on Wednesday and made it clear that Reina will be arriving as backup to German international Manuel Neuer.
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