Liverpool just pulled off the transfer window equivalent of swiping right on someone else’s date. The club activated the €40 million release clause for CA Osasuna’s Spanish winger Victor Munoz, completing a deal that Newcastle United had spent weeks carefully assembling.
The 22-year-old is set to sign a long-term contract reportedly running through at least 2032, giving Liverpool a promising attacking weapon for the better part of a decade. Newcastle, who had been considered the frontrunner with an offer estimated at around €30 million plus add-ons, were left watching from the sidelines as Liverpool swooped in with the full release clause figure on June 17.
How Liverpool outmaneuvered Newcastle
Liverpool went straight to the player, agreed personal terms, and then triggered the clause. No haggling, no counteroffers, no room for Osasuna to redirect the conversation. Just a clean €40 million payment that made the entire negotiation process irrelevant.
Journalist Fabrizio Romano confirmed that Liverpool secured personal terms with Munoz, suggesting the player himself preferred the move to Anfield.
