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Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina has revealed his disappointment at the club for forcing him out of Anfield this summer.

Reina was reunited with former boss Rafael Benitez last week as he was allowed to join Napoli on loan, but the Spaniard claims he had no knowledge of the move, and didn't want to leave the club.

"It is only natural that I would be disappointed that the Liverpool management agreed to loan me to Napoli without telling me first," he said in a letter to fans on his official website.

"I thought that I deserved better than that even though I understand that difficult decisions have to be taken in football.

"I am disappointed that I will not be part of [Liverpool's future] and although it was not my decision to leave I will accept it."

The 30-year-old has been repeatedly linked with Barcelona over the last 12 months - particularly with all the doubts over Victor Valdes' future at the Camp Nou.

However, Reina claims he had begun talking to the club about a new contract, and was happy to stay on Merseyside when the offer never arrived from the Catalan giants.

"A lot has been made about me informing the club that if an offer came in from Barcelona that I would have liked them to consider it.

"But I had also spoken to the club about the possibility of extending my contract if the offer was not made. I told the manager that I wanted to play for Liverpool and that Barcelona would only become an option for me if the opportunity arrived, like the rumours said it would, as it would be a chance for me to go back home.

"When it didn’t come I was happy to fight for my place so I was surprised that Liverpool decided it was in the club´s interests to send me to Napoli instead.