Liverpool have agreed a surprise \u20ac40 million ($45 million) deal for Osasuna winger V\u00edctor Mu\u00f1oz, the club\u2019s first confirmed signing of what promises to be a significant summer window. The transfer follows a recent pattern at Anfield of beating Newcastle to targets and arrives as the squad prepares for Andoni Iraola\u2019s debut season.<\/p>\n
The wide forward areas are a clear priority. Mohamed Salah\u2019s exit after nine years, the regression of Cody Gakpo and the expected departure of Federico Chiesa have left Liverpool light on options, with 17-year-old Rio Ngumoha the only other first-team winger mentioned in club planning. Mu\u00f1oz arrives having produced a breakthrough 2025\u201326 campaign in La Liga with Osasuna, his first full season at senior level, and with a place on Luis de la Fuente\u2019s Spain World Cup roster.<\/p>\n
Statistically the numbers are modest: six goals and two assists in 34 appearances, 81 shots and an xG of 7.8. Context matters. Osasuna were a poor side fighting relegation, and Mu\u00f1oz\u2019s directness and searing pace stand out. He was recorded as La Liga\u2019s second fastest player in 2025\u201326 at 35.5 km\/h (22 mph) and once claimed to AS that he hit 36.6 km\/h (22.7 mph) in pre-season with Real Madrid\u2019s B team. Only Lamine Yamal, Vinicius Junior and Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 completed more dribbles than Mu\u00f1oz\u2019s 75, and among players under 25 only Yamal took more shots than his 81. He also scored a neat outside-the-boot finish on his Spain debut in a 3\u20130 win over Serbia in March.<\/p>\n
Mu\u00f1oz’s profile \u2014 pace, dribbling and the ability to play across the forward line while most often featuring on the left \u2014 appears to match the high-energy style Iraola favours. He joined Osasuna for \u20ac5 million ($5.75 million) from Real Madrid last summer with a three-year buy-back clause and 50% of any future fee reserved for Madrid. If Liverpool\u2019s move completes for \u20ac40 million, Madrid will receive \u20ac20 million under that arrangement.<\/p>\n
Reports indicate Liverpool may continue to pursue additional attackers amid uncertain futures at the club. On Diomande and other targets, C\u00f4te d’Ivoire manager Emerse Fa\u00e9 said: \u201cWhen we were in France journalists told me he was about to sign with PSG,\u201d Fa\u00e9 said after the victory over Ecuador. \u201cHere, they tell me he\u2019s about to sign with Liverpool!<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know, but for now, he will focus on the World Cup, and then afterwards, he can think about the rest of his career.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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