Liverpool have triggered the discharge clause for Osasuna winger Victor Munoz.
The Reds have successfully hijacked Newcastle’s makes an attempt to signal the Spain winger after Sky Sports activities Information reported the Magpies have been in talks over a deal.
The 22-year-old is a part of Spain’s squad on the World Cup. Experiences say he’ll bear a medical within the USA and be a part of for a payment of £34.6m.
The state of affairs is paying homage to final summer time, when Liverpool not solely gazumped Newcastle within the race for Hugo Ekitike but in addition signed Alexander Isak, their star striker.
Munoz joined Barcelona’s La Masia academy aged 11 earlier than finally making the swap to Actual Madrid’s youth group in 2023.
Present Chelsea boss Xabi Alonso gave the winger his LaLiga debut for the primary group in Might 2025, introducing him as an alternative choice to Vinicius Junior towards Barca.
Munoz signed a five-year deal at Osasuna that summer time and performed 34 league video games final season, scoring six targets and offering two assists.
Liverpool need two wingers this summer time
Liverpool are planning to signal two wingers to switch Mohamed Salah with Yan Diomande thought-about one other high goal. There’s numerous competitors for the 19-year-old, who’s valued at greater than £86m by RB Leipzig and at the moment on the World Cup with Ivory Coast.
Diomande, who can play on each wings, possesses the flexibility Liverpool are prioritising this summer time as they search to rebuild their ahead line with gamers that may be adaptable, offering Andoni Iraola with extra choices than his predecessor in case accidents come up.
Proper-back is one other urgent space for Liverpool, who misplaced Conor Bradley to a knee harm in January, as a result of final summer time’s signing Jeremie Frimpong didn’t make the place his personal, whereas there may be additionally uncertainty round Joe Gomez’s future.
Regardless of the departure of Ibrahima Konate, Liverpool don’t take into account signing a brand new centre-back to be a precedence with the £60m arrival of Jeremy Jacquet and the return of teenager Giovanni Leoni, who has been out with an ACL harm since September.
Nonetheless, that duo’s lack of Premier League expertise may see Liverpool revisit their stance later within the window. An choice, like Gomez, who can play each right-back and centre-back, would resolve numerous Liverpool’s issues on the again.
Kostas Tsimikas’ return from his mortgage at Roma may ease the urgency to usher in a left-back alternative for the departing Andy Robertson if he impresses. All gamers could have a clear slate underneath Iraola, which is doubtlessly excellent news for Curtis Jones and Harvey Elliott.
Ryan Gravenberch’s emergence as a No 6 in Arne Slot’s first 12 months put plans to usher in a holding midfielder additional down the precedence record at Liverpool however the group’s performances within the season simply gone have highlighted a necessity for reinforcements in that place.
