{"id":2607,"date":"2026-04-12T12:49:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T12:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/2607\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T12:49:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T12:49:09","slug":"real-madrid-set-to-prevent-spanish-international-from-joining-barcelona-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/2607\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Madrid set to prevent Spanish international from joining Barcelona \u2013 report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Victor Munoz has been nothing short of a revelation this season, establishing himself as one of the most exciting young wingers in La Liga with his performances for Osasuna.<\/p>\n<p>The 2025\/26 campaign has seen the Spanish international feature in every single league match, contributing five goals and two assists \u2013 numbers that have drawn attention from clubs across Europe, and closer to home.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Real Madrid holding all the cards<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona have been <a href=\"https:\/\/barcauniversal.com\/barcelona-accelerate-plans-for-new-left-winger-with-two-options-in-focus\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:linked with a move;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;linked with a move&quot;}\" class=\"link \">linked with a move<\/a> for the winger in recent weeks, but according to <a href=\"https:\/\/as.com\/futbol\/primera\/el-real-madrid-no-permitira-a-victor-munoz-fichar-por-el-barcelona-f202604-n\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Diario AS;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Diario AS&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Diario AS<\/a>, Real Madrid are fully prepared to block any such approach.<\/p>\n<p>This is not a matter of preference. It is a matter of contract. When Munoz joined Osasuna from RM Castilla last summer, Real Madrid ensured they retained significant control over his sporting future.<\/p>\n<p>Los Blancos secured a buyback clause that would allow them to re-sign the player for a fee between \u20ac8-10 million across the next three summers.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/6a22a170576f5d4dea9a002c5350bf28.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s in store for Victor Munoz this summer? (Photo by Alex Caparros\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Alongside this, they hold a right of first refusal, meaning any club looking to sign Munoz must first present Real Madrid with the opportunity to match the offer.<\/p>\n<p>Madrid also retain 50% of any future transfer fee. With Munoz\u2019s release clause set at \u20ac40 million, and interest already arriving from Premier League and Serie A clubs, the financial stakes are considerable.<\/p>\n<p>Much of the renewed Barcelona speculation stems from Munoz\u2019s recent switch to agency Niagara Sport, who maintain close ties with the Catalan club.<\/p>\n<p>However, the report suggests the move was purely the player\u2019s own decision and carries no promise of a move to the Blaugrana.<\/p>\n<p>Real Madrid are not concerned. The structures they put in place ensure Valdebebas, not the player\u2019s representatives, will have the final say.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Victor Munoz has been nothing short of a revelation this season, establishing himself as one of the most&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2608,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[92,1856,301,82,1146,83,1953,852],"class_list":{"0":"post-2607","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-madrid","8":"tag-barcelona","9":"tag-blaugrana","10":"tag-la-liga","11":"tag-madrid","12":"tag-osasuna","13":"tag-real-madrid","14":"tag-spanish-international","15":"tag-victor-munoz"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2607","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2607"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2607\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2608"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2607"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}