Liverpool sign Spain international Munoz...£86m Diomande next?
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Liverpool have signed Osasuna winger Victor Munoz for £34.5m and expressed a willingness to finance a package of around £86m [€100m] for RB Leipzig winger Yan Diomande.Munoz, currently at the World Cup with Spain, underwent a medical with Liverpool in the US and is understood to have signed a six-year contract at Anfield. Diomande is one of Liverpool's top targets in the summer window, but sources close to Liverpool claim no formal bid has been made at this stage for the 19-year-old Ivory Coast international.Transfer Centre LIVE! | Liverpool news & transfers🔴Liverpool fixtures & scores | FREE Liverpool PL highlights▶️Got Sky?
Watch Liverpool games LIVE on your phone📱Not got Sky? How Liverpool beat Newcastle to MunozLatest from Sky Sports News' Keith Downie:Newcastle thought they had a deal for Victor Munoz before Liverpool swooped in to sign the Osasuna winger.Newcastle had a £33.3m fee - an initial £29m plus £4.3m in add-ons - accepted by the LaLiga club.The 22-year-old had agreed personal terms and told Newcastle that he wanted to come, while agent fees were also agreed.
Image: Newcastle thought they had a deal in place for Spain international Munoz Newcastle had the wheels in motion for a medical over in the US and felt they had a deal in place.But they were instructed by the player's representatives to wait over the last 24 hours.Liverpool had always been at the table for the Spain international, so they did not come in at the last minute, but Newcastle had been told the player wanted to sign for them.Newcastle are now licking their wounds inflicted by Liverpool again after what happened with Alexander Isak and Hugo Ekitike last summer, and are trying to get to the bottom of what happened in the last 24 hours.How do Liverpool see Munoz fitting in?Liverpool wanted to add more flexibility to their forward line this summer and Munoz fits that bill. He has primarily been used off the left but can play on both wings and also has the capacity to play through the middle.As well as being a multi-functional attacker, Munoz is a direct winger who will add pace to Liverpool's attack which was another priority for the summer window.Munoz's versatility will provide Iraola with more options and gives Liverpool a greater ability to cope when injuries hit as they did last season as well as enhancing competition for places.His ability to play in numerous positions is also seen as a positive inside Liverpool because he is unlikely to limit Rio Ngumoha's first-team opportunities.