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Liverpool Activate €40 m Release Clause for Victor Muñoz from Osasuna

6/18/2026

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Summary

Liverpool Sign Muñoz

Liverpool have triggered Victor Muñoz’s €40 million release clause to sign him from Osasuna.
Muñoz will fly to Atlanta for a medical after posting seven goals and five assists in 36 games in 2025/26.
Liverpool’s £34 million outlay includes a 50 % sell-on clause that gives Real Madrid half of the €40 million fee and ends Newcastle United’s talks for Muñoz while targeting RB Leipzig Yan Diomande for a €100 million fee after his man-of-the-match.

Summary

Liverpool Snags Munoz

Liverpool signed forward Munoz, outbidding Newcastle for his services.
Richard Hughes and Michael Edwards led the negotiation, demonstrating Liverpool’s swift deal-making.
Real Madrid will collect 50 % of the €40 million fee via a sell-on clause, strengthening its budget.
Liverpool scheduled Munoz’s medical in Atlanta to coincide with its U.S. pre-season tour, leaving Newcastle to rethink striker options after Anthony Gordon’s sale to Barcelona.

History

Historical Context

In July 2000, Real Madrid triggered a €62 million buyout clause to sign Barcelona winger Luís Figo, a world-record fee that fulfilled Florentino Pérez’s election promise and launched the club’s Galáctico era. The deal included a 20 % sell-on clause, earning Barcelona €12 million when Figo later moved to Inter, reshaping European transfer practices.

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Liverpool Sign Muñoz

Liverpool have triggered Victor Muñoz’s €40 million release clause to sign him from Osasuna.
Muñoz will fly to Atlanta for a medical after posting seven goals and five assists in 36 games in 2025/26.
Liverpool’s £34 million outlay includes a 50 % sell-on clause that gives Real Madrid half of the €40 million fee and ends Newcastle United’s talks for Muñoz while targeting RB Leipzig Yan Diomande for a €100 million fee after his man-of-the-match.

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