Everything you need to know about Victor Munoz as new update emerges | OneFootball

Here's everything you need to know about Victor Munoz.

That was a question last summer as Liverpool went on a massive spending spree embarking in long and overdrawn sagas.

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It felt like the end of the old-school approach Edwards implemented in his previous reign at the club. Signing under the radar players out of nowhere.

Well, I’m happy to report that is over. Edwards is BACK.

And he’s back with a bang, wrapping up the transfer of Victor Munoz within hours of Liverpool’s interest being confirmed in the Spaniard.

But just who is Munoz? He spent time at Barcelona's La Masia academy, then moved to Real Madrid's academy where he played alongside the likes of Nico Paz, Gonzalo Garcia, Andres Chema and Jacobo Ramon.

Madrid sold him to Osasuna last summer, and he's kicked on.

At first glance a 22-year-old with 12 goal contributions in all competitions for Osasuna last season may not seem like a transfer Liverpool fans should be excited about.

But as always output numbers require context. Osasuna ranked 16th in La Liga for xG last season. They were a team fighting for relegation averaging the fourth fewest possession (47%) in the league.

It’s going to be impossible for an attacking player to really stand out in an environment like that.

And yet, Munoz did. Not with his output (although 0.25 xG per 90 for a struggling team is not bad) but definitely with his ball carrying and dribbling.

Playing predominantly on the left-wing, but also on the right and through the middle at times, Munoz played a key role in progressing Osasuna to get into dangerous areas in the rare opportunities he did have on the ball.

Last season, only Lamine Yamal (6.15 per 90 minutes) and Vinicius Junior (7.8 per 90 minutes) attempted more progressive dribbles than Munoz (4.67 per 90 minutes).

The difference between them is that Yamal and Vini Jr started their progressive actions a lot higher up the pitch, Osasuna relied on Munoz to advanced from a lot deeper and instigate attacks with his ball carrying rather than it being the final action in an attacking phase.

That and Osasuna’s struggles in La Liga will explain Munoz’s lack of output but it doesn’t tarnish how impressive his ball carrying and dribbling is.

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Quick, with a low centre of gravity, Munoz has a very strong lower body and he’s hard to knock off the ball. He’s comfortable with either foot and can be devastating in tight spaces and with space ahead of him.

On top of that he is a relentless runner off the ball. He’ll close down opposition attackers, come chase the ball back and will also look to make constant while his team is in possession to find space.

To summarise, he brings energy. He’s a livewire, who opposition defenders will hate coming up against.

As mentioned above, last season Munoz played predominantly as a left-winger for Osasuna. But he can also play on the right-wing and through the middle as Ben Jacobs issued in his latest update.

Going back even further, for Real Madrid’s second team, Castilla, Munoz was predominantly used on the right-wing, while also playing as a CF through the middle, sometimes as a sole forward and sometimes playing behind Gonzalo Garcia.

During his final season at Real Madrid, he actually wore the no.9 on his back, because he was seen as a forward.

So, there you have it. Liverpool have their versatile attacker. With Hugo Ekitike’s injury, it was important to bring in a player who can play across the front three.

Matias Fernandez-Pardo would have been another option, but Lille wanted around £70m for his services. Liverpool got Munoz, who is about the same level of talent as Fernandez-Pardo, for half the money.