LIVERPOOL are not about to replace Pepe Reina with French  international goalkeeper Hugo  Lloris.

Widespread speculation over the weekend linked  the Reds with a move for the highly regarded Lyon  keeper, with the French club’s president  Jean-Michel Aulas even saying the 25-year-old  would be allowed to leave “for a decent price in  relation to the market”.

But despite the rumours,  Liverpool have made no  contact with Lyon and Reina  – a target for AC Milan –  remains very much part of  Liverpool’s future plans.

A footballing goalkeeper  with the ability to keep  possession is part of new  boss Brendan Rodgers’  philosophy, and Reina is one  of the world’s best  distributors.

The Spanish keeper  created more goalscoring  chances for his teammates  than any other goalkeeper  in the Premier League last  season, according to Opta  statistics, and has been  credited with several assists  during his Anfield career.

During a pre-season friendly against  Kaiserslautern in 2006 he  even came on as a late  substitute in a midfield role.

Winner of the Premier  League’s Golden Glove prize  awarded for clean sheets in  each of his first three  seasons at the club, last term  he suffered a handful of  uncharacteristic lapses.

But the Reds are confident  he can regain the form  which has made him such a  popular figure at Anfield and have no  plans to chase Lloris.

Coincidentally, Reina was  the subject of a feature on  the club’s official website  yesterday, ahead of his  country Spain’s Euro 2012  final appearance, and was  asked to name his greatest  ever Reds save.

Reina declared: “The one  in the last minute of the FA  Cup final against West Ham,  in terms of importance; a  cross from Yossi Benayoun  and the shot from (Nigel)  Reo-Coker. Because it was  the final minute we could  have lost 4-3.”

Former Reds defender  Fabio Aurelio, meanwhile,  has suffered fresh injury  heartache.

The Brazilian who played  for Liverpool in two  separate spells, but was  constantly troubled with a  succession of injuries, joined  Gremio in May.

But it has been reported  that Aurelio will be  sidelined for six months  with knee ligament damage,  having been expected to  make his debut this  weekend.

Aurelio, 32, managed just  87 league appearances in six  years at Anfield and  returned to Porto Alegre  earlier this month.

Unfortunately, the club  have confirmed another  lengthy stint on the treatment table.