Victor Muñoz has put a Liverpool debut on the table before he has even properly settled in. The winger says he is ready to play, and Monaco is the match he has already named as a possible first outing for Liverpool.
Munoz's readiness
Speaking to liverpoolecho.co.uk, Muñoz said: "I think I'm ready (to play). Obviously if the coach says so after training and asks me to feature in the starting XI, I'll be there. I'm keen and I can't wait to get started. [Against] Monaco, why not?" That is a pretty direct way to open his Liverpool story.
The fitness side fits the story too. Across his last five Osasuna matches, Muñoz averaged 7.34 and played 390 minutes, which at least suggests he arrived with rhythm rather than needing a long settling-in spell. He reported to the AXA Training Centre for the first time on Wednesday, just 2.5 weeks after Spain beat Argentina to win the World Cup at MetLife Stadium, and he was an unused squad player for Spain at the tournament before moving on.
Why the move made sense to him
Muñoz also explained why Liverpool felt like the right step. "I'm sure it's the correct step for me and this is exactly what the coach, Andoni Iraola, said to me as well – that he was going to put a lot of confidence in me," he said.
The transfer itself was sizeable. Liverpool signed him from Osasuna in a £34.5m deal, beating Newcastle to the move. That is the part that will matter in the background, but the player’s own view is simple enough: he has joined a club he believes suits him, and he wants in quickly.
There is also the level of competition around him. Liverpool finished 5th in the 2025 Premier League and 3rd in the 2025 UEFA Champions League, so a new attacker is walking into a squad where there is no guarantee of a soft landing. Muñoz does not sound bothered by that. For now, the main point is the one he made himself: Monaco, why not?
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