Overview
- Liverpool agreed terms to sign 22-year-old Víctor Muñoz from Osasuna and have a six-year contract in place after triggering his reported €40m (≈£34.5m) release clause.
- The player completed a medical this week at Spain’s World Cup base in the United States after Liverpool flew club doctors to oversee checks.
- The deal is conditional on a successful work-permit application and international clearance and the fee structure means Real Madrid will receive roughly 50% of the payment under a sell-on clause.
- Liverpool’s late move edged out Newcastle and other suitors in what several outlets described as a hijack, and the signing is presented as the first addition under new head coach Andoni Iraola.
- The club still plans more attacking recruitment this summer with strong interest reported in RB Leipzig winger Yan Diomande and other pacey wide options as it rebuilds after Mohamed Salah’s exit and Hugo Ekitike’s long-term injury.