Reina with Victor Valdes are both a force in the academy La Masia. If Valdes in the Barca survive and gain a lot of trophies, unlike the case with Reina who then left the Camp Nou in 2002 after a promotion to the first team the previous two years.
At Barca he only made 49 appearances in all competitions before joining Villarreal and then since the summer of 2005 playing for Liverpool. Means has a decade left Reina "hometown".
Reina opportunity to go back there are now open after Valdes seems certain to leave Barca once his contract runs out summer 2014. Reina directly linked with the Catalan club's first 30-year goalie was probably dreaming of playing in the Champions League, something that was not acquired in Liverpool in the last four years.
"He would be very happy to go back to Barcelona," said Reina's father, Miguel Reina, as reported by Football Espana.
"He learned a lot from when I started studying there at the age of 12 years until he went out. I thought Pepe had already shown his quality as a goalkeeper," he continued.
"Now I think he wants to take that chance. More than that he would be the ideal figure for Barcelona goalkeeper," added Miguel who is also former Barca goalkeeper 60-70s era that.
