While Victor Munoz is celebrating a huge turn in his career with a move to one of Europe’s giants, there’s plenty of dissatisfaction in the Spain camp.
The winger has joined Liverpool from Osasuna for £35million, but Reds fans hoping for a World Cup glimpse won’t get it any time soon.
Munoz joined the Spain camp injured and now the football federation [RFEF] have announced a further muscle strain.
Marca add that Munoz was already undertaking a personalised training plan since his call up and had just returned to full sessions with his teammates before suffering a relapse.
Victor Munoz injury update
The RFEF added: “His availability in the upcoming matches will depend on the evolution of his symptoms.”
The situation has caused plenty of concern in the Spanish media, with columnist Raúl Varela summing up the decision to call up Munoz in the first place.
“Victor Munoz’s situation is difficult to explain and accept,” he wrote.
“He came injured, he’s still injured, and we’ll see if he returns home injured for Spain after the World Cup. One less for the cause.”
Munoz’s problems aren’t isolated either, making things even worse for Spain.
Fellow wingers Lamine Yamal and Nico Williams also arrived unfit, and Varela is plenty concerned by the trio of issues, making Munoz’s situation even worse.
“Nico said yesterday in Marca that he’d had a shitty year, and from what we can see, he still hasn’t managed to put it behind him,” he added.
“Then there’s the Lamine situation. We’re counting down the minutes.”
The wait for Munoz is too long
Giving his take, renowned Antón Meana also wasn’t happy with the Munoz situation.
“You can wait for Lamine Yamal and Nico Williams, but for Spain to wait three weeks for Victor Munoz seems excessive to me,” he said.
“He arrived injured, has been out of the group for two weeks, and has suffered a relapse.”
Javier Herráez disagreed, adding: “For the coaching staff, the idea of bringing Víctor wasn’t for him to play in the first phase, but rather for a hypothetical quarter-final match.
“The list seems perfect to me, and I still stand by that. The only thing I find strange is that three wingers who are key players for Luis de la Fuente are carrying knocks; that’s what leaves me uneasy.
“I would be saddened if people, especially those most critical of Luis de la Fuente, used Victor, who is completely innocent, to criticise the coach’s squad selection.
“I’m certain that the potential success or failure of this World Cup cannot be attributed to Victor’s selection, because he’s the 26th player.”
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