€17m incoming – Real Madrid make call on Víctor Muñoz return | OneFootball

La Liga giants Real Madrid have made the call to give up their option to bring Víctor Muñoz back to the club from Osasuna.

This comes with Los Blancos instead set for an immediate financial boost.

Attacker Muñoz has of course dominated the Spanish media headlines across the week to date. After a stellar debut campaign on the books of the aforementioned Osasuna, the 22-year-old was earmarked by Premier League outfit Newcastle United as the ideal replacement for Anthony Gordon.

The Magpies, in turn, tabled a big-money offer for Muñoz on Thursday.

The chief roadblock towards a deal being found between the parties came in the form of Real Madrid’s first refusal clause, which entitled the Bernabéu brass to match any bids for Muñoz as part of the terms of his departure from the club last summer.

As alluded to above, though, Los Merengues have today decided against activating this option.

Instead, Florentino Pérez and co. have opted for an immediate €17 million cash injection, through their 50% sell-on clause on Muñoz.

Conor Laird – GSFN