Real Madrid head coach Jose Mourinho during La Liga football match between Real Madrid CF and Real Sociedad at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid, Spain, August 26, 2026
Real Madrid head coach Jose Mourinho during La Liga football match between Real Madrid CF and Real Sociedad at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid, Spain, August 26, 2026
Real Madrid are reportedly monitoring the situation of one Liverpool forward.
Liverpool travel to Istanbul on Wednesday for a Champions League league-phase match against Fenerbahce.
The Reds arrive after a 1-0 home defeat by Arsenal on Sunday. Kai Havertz scored in the 16th minute, giving Arsenal their first league win at Anfield since 2012.
Liverpool failed to register a single shot on target. It was the first time that has happened to them at Anfield in the league since the 2002-03 season.
They stayed fifth in the table, nine points behind Arsenal. The result ended a run of five straight wins in all competitions.
Europe has been kinder to Andoni Iraola’s side. Liverpool have won all three of their league-phase games, including a 6-3 win at LASK and a 4-3 comeback against Villarreal, and have conceded seven goals along the way.
Fenerbahce have two points from their three games and have conceded nine. They lost 2-1 at home to Goztepe on Saturday, their second straight league defeat, and interim head coach Dirk Kuyt is in charge after İsmail Kartal resigned.
Away from the pitch, one Liverpool player is drawing attention in Spain. According to Spanish journalist Jose Felix Diaz, Real Madrid still see winger Victor Munoz as a potential return option.
The claim fits a wider report from AS, carried by GOAL.
Real Madrid are keeping a close eye on the futures of several players out on loan, chiefly Como pair Jacobo Ramon and Nico Paz, alongside Rafa Marin and Munoz.
Munoz is not on loan, however, because Liverpool signed him permanently.
Munoz came through Madrid’s academy and joined Osasuna in July 2025. Osasuna paid €5 million for 50% of his economic rights. Liverpool triggered his €40 million release clause in June and gave him a six-year contract.
Munoz has scored two Premier League goals this season. The first was an 82nd-minute equaliser on his Anfield debut against Nottingham Forest.
He missed three games with a knee injury before returning among the substitutes against Arsenal.
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