It is widely anticipated that Napoli goalkeeper Pepe Reina will look to get away this summer.
The august sounding twitter account @TransferRumourBot breathlessly informed their followers that Derry City had tabled a dramatic £24m bid for the player.
Pepe Reina looks ready to leave as Derry City submit a £24m bid. (Sky Italia)
— Transfer Rumours Bot (@TransfersBot) March 29, 2016
Derry took the unusual decision of responding to the rumour.
They insisted that they have better things to be spending £24 million on.
Pepe Reina will not be playing for Derry City this season.
We don't usually respond to transfer rumours, but we can confirm Kenny Shiels' £24m budget isn't going to @PReina25 https://t.co/vE3D3LPGwA
— Derry City FC (@derrycityfc) March 30, 2016
Derry City have been linked with former Premier League players in the past twelve months. Last October, Andrei Kanchelskis threw his hat in the ring for the manager's job at the Brandywell.
