Liverpool surprised their supporters with the announcement of new signing Victor Munoz last month, and the Spaniard is now in line for a World Cup winners’ medal.
The Reds are back at the AXA Training Centre preparing for the new season ahead, with another new signing, Jeremy Jacquet, reporting for pre-season duty under new boss Andoni Iraola.
The Spanish coach is putting his new squad through its paces in a bid to get them fit and firing ahead of the 2026-27 Premier League season’s start.
Liverpool face Newcastle United in their opening game of the new campaign but they (like many PL clubs) will have a several absentees over the next few weeks as extra time off is dished out to World Cup attendees.
Mac Allister and Munoz will receive the longest extended holiday given they progressed the furthest in the tournament, with Iraola now commenting on the World Cup story being written.
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Mac Allister is set for his second successive World Cup final as a starter after lifting the trophy in 2022 alongside the great Lionel Messi, and after a stunning performance against England, the former Brighton midfielder will get another chance at lifting the iconic trophy.
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Munoz – who has yet to appear for Spain at the tournament – will likely watch on from the sidelines as his compatriots compete for the mantle of world champions.
Speaking about this fascinating story being written, Iraola said to the club’s official media channels: “We will have someone who will win the World Cup! We don’t know still if it’s going to be [Alexis] Mac Allister or Victor, but someone will win it.”
Andoni Iraola on Muñoz and Alexis Mac Allister:
"We will have someone who will win the World Cup! We don't know still if it's going to be [Alexis] Mac Allister or Victor, but someone will win it.
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Iraola continued: “With Victor, I think we signed him in a moment where he’s very hungry, he’s ambitious, but he’s still humble and knows that he has to come very ready.
“I think he’s someone with some versatility – can play right, can play left, he has the work-rate also for all that we will require.
“Looking forward to having him here, even if we know that we will have to wait with him and Macca.”