The Osasuna player for whom Barça and Real Madrid are fighting

BarcelonaVíctor Muñoz has become one of the standout names of this League. The Catalan, who will not be able to face Barça this Saturday (9 PM, DAZN) due to an injury sustained this week, is excelling with Osasuna. He arrived in Pamplona from Real Madrid's reserve team for 5 million euros, before bursting onto the scene in La Liga. He had debuted for the whites in El Clásico, at Montjuïc. On May 11, 2025, he played the final minutes of the whites' 4-3 defeat against Barça, also Muñoz's former team, as he had been through the blaugrana academy. A few seconds after coming on, and with the first ball he touched, he found himself in front of Szczesny, but sent the ball high. A year later, he is one of the wingers Deco has on his transfer list, and Madrid is willing to activate a buy-back clause to prevent him from signing for the blaugrana.

The 22-year-old winger has a clause of around 40 million euros. In 35 matches, he has scored six goals and provided five assists. He is one of the fastest players in the League, reaching a top speed of 35.45 km/h. Barça likes the footballer, but the press specializing in Real Madrid assures that the white club has a buy-back clause of eight million euros, as well as 50% of the rights to a future sale. Despite playing last season in the Madrid reserve team, Muñoz played for Barça from the U10 category up to the U16 category.

He arrived from Sant Gabriel in 2014 and, three seasons later, had to pack his bags. He went to Damm, one of the other strong academies in Catalonia. "He was a very complete winger: he could play on the left and on the right, also inside, and even as an attacking midfielder on occasion. Defensively he also contributed a lot. From the first year he was one of the best in the U17 B team, and in the second year he was also one of the best in the U17 A team," recalls Genís Sampietro in ARA, who coached him in the U17 B team in 2019. Quick, decisive in one-on-one situations, and with a great ability to attack spaces, but shy off the pitch. "He was an introverted, quiet, and very hardworking kid. He was always focused and no coach had to push him: he trained well with everyone and showed ambition".

Damm is a factory for polishing talents, where many footballers who cannot make a career at Barça or Espanyol end up. "I think he went to the right place. Leaving Barça can cause disappointment, but he found an environment that helped him: a club that takes care of the player, bets on talent, and offers comfort so he can perform. At Damm, he recovered from a complicated year as a cadet at Barça and maintained his motivation. Damm allowed him to regain confidence and show his level," values Sampietro.

Muñoz has stood out so much in the First Division that he even debuted with the Spanish national team. Luis de la Fuente called him up in March for the friendlies against Serbia and Egypt, and he stood out by scoring against the Balkans on his debut. An injury to the soleus muscle in his left leg will cause him to miss the rest of the league and also complicates his chances of being at the World Cup.