Newcastle United hold 'no interest' in taking up the option to sign Santiago Munoz on a permanent transfer. That is according to reports in Mexico, with the young forward set to return to Santos Laguna at the end of the year.
Newcastle signed Munoz on an initial 18-month loan deal from the Mexican top-flight side in August last year. The striker had been capped at under-17 and under-23 levels, and the deal drew inevitable comparisons to his namesake in the 2005 film Goal!.
However, Munoz has struggled to make an impact on Tyneside and is now seemingly resigned to heading back to Santos Laguna. The 20-year-old had hoped to remain in Europe, but Mexican outlet Futbol Total claim the prospect looks 'slim'.
