Will Victor Munoz play for Spain vs Portugal? Fitness update arrives on Liverpool star as pre-season edges closer
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Liverpool fans could finally get a glimpse of new signing Victor Munoz at the World Cup on Monday evening as he continues his return to fitness.The 22-year-old has not played a single minute of the tournament so far, with an injury problem causing worry amongst Reds supporters that he could miss the start of pre-season.Luis de la Fuente clearly has big belief in Liverpool‘s new winger, though, and the Spain manager has confirmed that Munoz is ‘training normally’ ahead of the last-16 showdown with Portugal. How excited are you by Liverpool’s surprise signing of Victor Munoz?
Photo Credit: Getty Images/David Aliaga/NurPhoto Munoz back in training ahead of Portugal clashGiven his signing was such a surprise, Liverpool fans have not been able to see what Munoz is all about since he joined the Reds at the back end of June.According to De la Fuente, however, a return could potentially come on Monday, with the former Osasuna winger in contention to play.“Yeremy’s [Pino] situation has been miraculous. It’s nothing serious; he has trained completely normally,” the 65-year-old said on Thursday.“Victor [Munoz] has also trained normally, but he hasn’t played competitively for a while, so we’ll see how the match unfolds.”Photo by Alex Caparros/Getty ImagesREAD MORE: What’s going on with Jarell Quansah and Liverpool following defender’s England Red card nightmareSpeaking for himself via OK Diario on Sunday, Munoz confirmed that he is back in training and ready to help the team if De la Fuente decides he’s needed.“I’m really looking forward to it,” he said.
I’m getting back into the swing of things, although it’s difficult because I’ve been out for quite a while, but I’m ready if the team needs me.”Having seen all of their players bar Alexis Mac Allister and Munoz crash out of the World Cup already, Liverpool fans will hope to see why their club was so quick to hijack the Spaniard’s proposed move to Newcastle. Failing that, it at least sounds as though Munoz will be back in time to hit the ground running in pre-season.