Victor Munoz boasts qualities that have Liverpool fans excited for what is to come, and a Spanish football correspondent highlighted just how impressed he has been with the winger.
With Munoz’s transfer coming out of the blue, there has been the inevitable scramble to find his best bits on YouTube, read all about his road to Liverpool and learn everything there is to learn about Liverpool’s new attacker.
While the transfer may have been a surprise for supporters, those who have watched him over the last season knew he had the potential to make the jump from Osasuna.
To find out more about Munoz, we spoke to Spanish football correspondent Ruairidh Barlow (@RuriBarlow)…
First off, give us a quick rundown on Victor Munoz
I think the first thing about Victor Munoz is that he really jumps off the screen; he’s kind of turbo mode.
He looks kind of like a roadrunner. His legs kind of move at a different speed to everyone else, so that kind of electric pace is the first thing that you’ll notice about Victor Munoz.
He is a winger who kind of came through the system at Barcelona originally, then kind of got dropped by them, went to a Catalan club called Damm and came through the youth system at Real Madrid eventually.
He threatened to get his big chance last season at the end of it under Carlo Ancelotti, but ended up getting a move to Osasuna.
This season, he’s been kind of one of the breakout stars and one of the most exciting players to watch in La Liga, and that has ended up getting a place at the World Cup with Spain.
I think he’s a player on a very upward trajectory.
What position does Victor Munoz play?
For the most part, he tends to operate off that left-hand side. He’s a right footer so he tends to cut in onto that right and look for the shot, or go around the outside and get a cross in.
But yeah, he is quite versatile in the sense that he’s played on the right side as a youngster. He played on that right wing on his natural foot as well.
For Osasuna, he’s been kind of used as a second striker at times as well. They tend to use a big No. 9 so sometimes he’s kind of been playing in behind or off that striker.
But yeah, most of his good work comes off that left-hand side.
What style of player is Victor Munoz?
Victor Munoz of Spain during the friendly match between Spain and Egypt played at RCDE Stadium on March 31, 2026 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Sergio Ruiz/PRESSINPHOTO)
I’d say he’s an out-and-out winger. I’d say that’s kind of his main brief and maybe that kind of goalscoring instinct is something that he could improve.
He’s probably not the most consistent finisher, but I think you could say that it’s very much a product of him being a younger player.
This was his first season at the elite level. It was a very good season and sometimes the numbers didn’t back that up. Bear in mind, he’s playing for an Osasuna side that were kind of mid-table for most of the season, ended up in the relegation battle, so it’s not like they were thriving either.
Munoz was one of the players who helped drag them forward and drive them into games.
But yeah, in terms of goalscoring output, that’s not something, especially early on in his career, it’s not something I’d expect to see loads from.
His kind of brief, I think, is to stretch the opposition first and foremost, and he’ll be not necessarily glued to the flank, but I think he will spend a lot of time on the touchline.
How might Andoni Iraola use Victor Munoz?
Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola gestures on the touchline during the Premier League match at the Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth. Picture date: Sunday May 3, 2026.
I think Munoz, for Iraola at the very least, will be on that left-wing side. I think he will be one of the players who looks to kind of go early to attack the space, especially in transition.
One of the features, as I’m sure you guys know, with Iraola is that he does like to have two out-and-out wingers; he likes to stretch the pitch a lot and I think in that sense Munoz fits what Iraola will want to do quite a lot.
What kind of winger is Victor Munoz?
3CR1MR0 Victor MUNOZ of CA Osasuna during the Spanish championship LaLiga football match between Real Betis and CA Osasuna on 28 September 2025 at Estadio La Cartuja in Sevilla, Spain
There are two main facets of his game that kind of really stand out or that he’s kind of made his name with.
One of them is kind of ball to feet, attacking a defender, dribbling at them, going either inside or outside. He quite often goes on the outside, which for a right footer cutting in from the left isn’t always the case.
But I think that’s a good part of his game that he has.
And the other asset, the main asset I think he has, is that electric pace running in behind. He’s a player who is capable in that sense. And in terms of being a modern winger, being able to kind of come to the ball and to go long, which I think makes it difficult for defenders to cope with him.
And I guess if you kind of want to look at the game or the moment where he kind of enters the national consciousness in Spain, is that he was up against Dani Carvajal for Real Madrid.
Osasuna end up winning that game 2-1. Munoz plays a starring role.
It was meant to be Dani Carvajal’s coming back from injury, his bid to be in the Spain squad, but it probably ended up being Munoz’s bid to be in the Spain squad because he absolutely had Carvajal running through treacle.
I think if you get a defender that’s not quick enough to deal with him, then he can really make inroads.
Why did it not work out for Munoz at Real Madrid?
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Monday, February 20, 2023: Real Madrid's head coach Carlo Ancelotti during a training session at Anfield ahead of the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 1st Leg game between Liverpool FC and Real Madrid CF. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)
At Real Madrid, it’s very difficult to break into the team.
Carlo Ancelotti, who of course was his manager at the time, famously said, ‘I’m paid to win games, not to develop young players’.
Munoz had had his work cut out and obviously his primary position, the position he would like to play, was occupied by Vinicius Jr and probably would be occupied by Kylian Mbappe if he wasn’t there.
So the competition was just a bit too strong. I think he did get a kind of very brief chance at the end of last season (2024/25) during El Clasico. He comes on, about ten minutes to go, he has a huge chance to equalise for Real Madrid with the title on the line and he skies it.
That was kind of the first introduction that many people had to him, but I think the promising thing for him is that he kind of came back from that.
He seems to have a bit of mental strength about him. The fact that he went to Osasuna and didn’t really flinch in front of the pressure at all.
And again for Spain as well, he scored on his debut. I think that’s a good sign that he will hopefully have the kind of mental capacity to deal with the change, to deal with some adversity.
And that’s something that’s been shown throughout his career; of course, getting dropped by Barcelona initially and then making his career at Real Madrid.
So I think he’s had setbacks and I think that’s a plus for a player moving to England as a youngster.