Liverpool have pounced to sign one of the most exciting young players in Spanish football after triggering Victor Munoz’s Osasuna release clause.
The Reds reportedly moved quickly to hijack the winger’s proposed move to Newcastle, with Munoz already undergoing a medical while at the World Cup with Spain.
Although Liverpool supporters were expecting their club to sign wide forwards in the market this summer, Munoz’s name had not previously been mentioned anywhere as a potential target. As a result, many fans will be completely in the dark about who the 22-year-old is and what he’s all about.
How excited are you by Liverpool’s surprise signing of Victor Munoz?
And what do you think his role will be next season? Is he an immediate starter?
If that is you then fret not, Rousing The Kop have you covered. Here’s everything you need to know about the man who will become Andoni Iraola’s first signing as Liverpool head coach.
Munoz is highly rated in Spain
As Liverpool have been searching for new wingers, it has perhaps been a surprise that Munoz has not been mentioned at all in the build-up to the summer.
After a good season with Osasuna in which he scored seven goals and laid on five assists, the former Real Madrid man also earned a senior call-up to the Spain national team, scoring on his debut against Serbia in March.
After one more further cap, Munoz was included in Luis De la Fuente’s World Cup squad, although he did not feature during their disappointing opening match draw with Cape Verde.
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Nevertheless, it looks to be only a matter of time before he does get on the pitch in the USA, Canada and Mexico, with La Liga expert Phil Minshull recently explaining to BBC Radio Newcastle that Munoz is widely seen as being one of the best young players in the country.
“He is an outstanding young talent,” Minshull said. “He’s one of the pearls of Spanish football.
What kind of player is Munoz?
Minshull also went on to describe what Liverpool fans may be able to expect from their new signing, with his comments serving as music to the ears of those wanting more pace and threat from the Reds’ wide areas.
“He’s a very strong, right-footed attacking winger,” he said of the diminutive 5 foot 8 inch attacker. “He can play both sides. He’s very robust. Very physical. He challenges defenders.
“He does take on defenders, and he provides all sorts of challenges for them pulling players in his direction and opening up space for the other forwards.”
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“He can play either side of the park and that makes him a valuable asset depending on the resources of the rest of the team.
“Also, he’s always tracking back and he’s a strong tackler so he’s supporting the defenders as well. There’s no question marks over his work rate.”
Minshull does raise an issue with some ‘question marks’ over Munoz’s creativity, but with The Athletic also describing him as ‘pacy, skilful and energetic,’ adding that he ‘rarely passes up an opportunity to run at his full-back and get to the byline,’ it is clear what kind of winger Liverpool’s new addition is.
What is his story so far?
Like many of the best talents in Spain, Munoz made his senior debut for Real Madrid, coming on as a replacement for Vinicius Junior during a Clasico match against Barcelona in May 2025.
Interestingly, though, he is actually a product of La Masia, Barca’s famed youth academy, having been at the club from the ages of seven and 14.
Born in Barcelona, Munoz eventually left the Catalan giants in 2017, but instead of heading straight for Madrid, he made a four-year pit-stop at lower league side Damm.
From there, he moved to Real, where he spent several years in the reserve side, scoring 13 goals in 63 appearances for Real Madrid Castilla, before joining Osasuna on a permanent basis last summer.
During his first full season in La Liga, Munoz started 31 of the Pamplona team’s 38 league matches, scoring six goals and registering two assists. From there, it’s next stop Liverpool via what could yet be a successful stop-off in the Americas at the World Cup.
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