{"id":48849,"date":"2026-06-18T02:53:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T06:53:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/18\/latest-news-liverpool-are-optimistic-about-signing-another-world-cup-star-alongside-victor-munoz\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T02:53:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T06:53:29","slug":"latest-news-liverpool-are-optimistic-about-signing-another-world-cup-star-alongside-victor-munoz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/18\/latest-news-liverpool-are-optimistic-about-signing-another-world-cup-star-alongside-victor-munoz\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest news: Liverpool are &#8216;optimistic&#8217; about signing another World Cup star alongside Victor Munoz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yann Diomande and the Ivory Coast national team (Photo by Kevin C. Cox\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Liverpool are reportedly optimistic about signing RB Leipzig winger Yan Diomande alongside Victor Mu\u00f1oz during this summer&#8217;s World Cup.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to BBC Sport, the Reds have hijacked the transfer of Newcastle United&#8217;s Osasuna to Spain star Mu\u00f1oz, who could face a medical emergency in the United States.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Download the official CaughtOffSide app to get all the latest news and updates straight to your phone. above <span role=\"presentation\"><u>apple<\/u><\/span>  &#038; <span role=\"presentation\"><u>Google play<\/u><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In addition, Ben Jacobs appears to be aware that Liverpool remain keen on signing Diomande, who will represent Ivory Coast at this summer&#8217;s World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Read more below as Jacobs reports LFC are taking on PSG for the 19-year-old&#8217;s signature and that these two exciting winger deals could take place during the World Cup&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;Please understand that Liverpool are still working on signing Yann Diomande in addition to V\u00edctor Mu\u00f1oz and are optimistic about it. There is also competition from PSG and suitors are not ignoring the fact that his contract will be finalized during the World Cup,&#8221; Jacobs wrote on X.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Liverpool want big investment in attack \u2013 and they need it<\/h2>\n<p>Liverpool have just lost legendary Mohamed Salah and injured Hugo Ekitike will also be sidelined for the rest of the year.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DataMB-Screenshot-320x299.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DataMB-Screenshot-414x387.jpg.webp 414w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DataMB-Screenshot-630x589.jpg.webp 630w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DataMB-Screenshot-768x718.jpg.webp 768w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DataMB-Screenshot-770x720.jpg.webp 770w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DataMB-Screenshot-900x841.jpg.webp 900w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DataMB-Screenshot-1200x1121.jpg.webp 1200w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DataMB-Screenshot-1536x1435.jpg.webp 1536w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DataMB-Screenshot.jpg.webp 1680w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1230px) 770px, (min-width:1020px) 630px, (min-width:900px) 880px, (min-width:680px) 97vw, (min-width:414px) 414px, 100vw\"><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Status comparison of Diomande, Munoz, and Gakpo (DataMB)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It would be no surprise to see the Merseyside giants make a big move to sign new attacking players this summer, as the likes of Kodi Gakpo and last summer signings Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz look so lacking in impact.<\/p>\n<p>If they can bring in both Diomande and Mu\u00f1oz, it would definitely be a big boost for new manager Andoni Iraola.<\/p>\n<p>Diomand, in particular, appears to be on the verge of becoming a world-class talent, even though he is still young and inexperienced.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Want more catchoffside coverage? Add us <\/i><\/b><b><i><span draggable=\"true\">Google recommended sources<\/span><\/i><\/b><b><i>    Add trusted news to your favorites list<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Munoz also looks like someone who could have a great career, even if he probably doesn&#8217;t look like he&#8217;ll fit into the same bracket as a player like Diomand just yet.<\/p>\n<p>However, Liverpool fans will be happy to see such transfer rumors ramp up, as this type of investment is certainly necessary.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yann Diomande and the Ivory Coast national team (Photo by Kevin C. Cox\/Getty Images) Liverpool are reportedly optimistic about signing RB Leipzig winger Yan Diomande alongside Victor Mu\u00f1oz during this summer&#8217;s World Cup. According to BBC Sport, the Reds have hijacked the transfer of Newcastle United&#8217;s Osasuna to Spain star Mu\u00f1oz, who could face a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":48850,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[40],"class_list":["post-48849","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-football"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48849","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48849"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48849\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48850"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48849"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48849"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48849"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}