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Rafa Benitez will look to a familiar face in his search for a new goalkeeper at Newcastle United , according to the reports.

ChronicleLive reported last month about United’s potential interest in Pepe Reina, who worked with Benitez at Liverpool.

The Sun now report that Benitez is indeed looking to bring in the 34-year-old who has 12 months remaining on his contract with Italian side Napoli.

According to the report, Reina’s exit has been hastened after a row on social media between a Napoli director and Reina’s wife.

When asked by the Chronicle about Reina, Benitez said: “I think there’s nothing to say about Reina, Pepe is a great player but above all a leader in the dressing room.

“We missed him in the year he went to Bayern Munich, now he can make a difference both on and off the pitch. Would I take him to Newcastle if he left? I respect Napoli, as that’s where he is, and our club which has a lot of goalkeepers who are doing well. We need to be calm, we’ll talk to the club and decide on our targets.

“I have a great personal relationship with Reina, he’s a great goalkeeper, but he’s at Napoli and I’m sure he’s happy there.”