CESC FABREGAS is closing in on securing a Premier League legend that you will have forgotten was still playing as his next signing.
The Arsenal and Chelsea icon, 37, played a key role in helping Como to return to Serie A after a 21-year absence last season.
Spaniard Fabregas was firstly caretaker manager and was then No.2 to Osian Roberts as they won promotion.
Como, who are owned by the Hartono brothers, are the richest club in Serie A.
And now they are targeting a host of big players to help them survive in the Italian top-fight.
They are trying to sign defender Raphael Varane on a free transfer after his exit from Manchester United and are set to snap up Pau Lopez from Marseille on loan.
And Como are also on the verge of getting Rodri Sanchez from Betis.
Now AS says that former Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina is going to be another new arrival.
The Spanish keeper, 41, has just celebrated his 25th anniversary of being a pro.
He has played for the likes of Barcelona, Liverpool, Bayern Munich, Napoli and Inter Milan.
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Reina is now a free agent after leaving Villarreal after two seasons with the LaLiga club.
Now he looks set to return to Italy for his fifth club in Serie A.
This update states that Fabregas considers Reina’s experience “fundamental” to the Como project.
And Reina could also be reunited with a former Villarreal team-mate.
Como are also on the verge of signing left-back Alberto Moreno, 32, after he was also released by Villarreal.
He is another former Liverpool player after spending five years at Anfield from 2014.
Reina joined Villarreal for a second spell in 2022, 19 years after his first stint came to an end.
Since returning, Reina racked up 43 appearances but become a bit-part player last season, featuring in just two LaLiga games.
Reina, who earned 36 caps for Spain, started his career at Barcelona, before moving to Villarreal in 2002.
After three years he signed for Liverpool to succeed former Reds goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek as No1.
He spent the last of his nine years at Liverpool on loan at Napoli in Serie A, before making a permanent exit to Bayern Munich in 2014.
Following a season as Manuel Neuer’s understudy he rejoined Napoli and went on to spend a further three years there.
In 2018, he joined AC Milan for a two-year stint, and even returned to the Premier League with Aston Villa on loan from the Italian giants.
Two years with Lazio followed, before he finally rejoined Villarreal.
Reina’s trophy cabinet includes the FA Cup, League Cup, Bundesliga, two European Championships and the World Cup.
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