Premier League Transfers: 5 Most Shocking Summer Signings (So Far)

2. Pepe Reina - Liverpool To Napoli

Liverpool fans are still trying to make sense of the mysterious deal that saw their beloved goalkeeper shipped off to Italy on a season-long loan. Pepe Reina, an ever-present league fixture for the Reds since the start of the 2007/08 season, was allegedly left in the dark by the Liverpool hierarchy before being forced to pack his bags. In an emotional letter to the Kop faithful, the 30-year-old expressed his remorse for the club's bizarre decision:
"It's only natural I'd be disappointed Liverpool agreed to loan me to Napoli without telling me first," he said. "I thought I deserved better than that, even though I understand that difficult decisions have to be taken in football."
£9 million signing Simon Mignolet will inherit the first-choice status between the sticks at Anfield while the former Villarreal custodian is reunited with his former manager Rafael Benitez in Naples.
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Luke is a Bachelor of Journalism (Sport) student at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia. A passionate fan of football competitions across the world, he also contributes to other outlets including The Sportster, GiveMeSport and ChelseaDaft.