Real Madrid and Barcelona after the Mexican gem Gilberto Mora: ¿Blockbuster signing?

Real Madrid and Barcelona Closely Monitor Young Mexican Prospect Gilberto Mora

Real Madrid and Barcelona have received positive reports on the young Mexican footballer Gilberto Mora, according to sources close to both clubs. However, they point out that it is still early to consider his signing. Barcelona has been monitoring the Tijuana offensive midfielder’s progress for some time. A source revealed that Mora has “great potential and very interesting characteristics.” However, the same source acknowledged that, “at 16 years old, Mora still needs time to grow” to determine if he can succeed at an elite club. Real Madrid shares a similar opinion, with a source indicating that it is premature to know if Mora “will become a top-level player” who can fit in at the Santiago Bernabéu. Joao Amaral, right-hand man of Barcelona’s sporting director, Deco, traveled to Chile to observe the young talent at the U-20 World Cup, where Mora was one of the players monitored.

We have received very interesting reports about him. He is barely causing a sensation in the media and everyone is talking about him. He is a very skillful midfielder, a player with very good prospects, although it is still too early to define what his final goal will be.

Source close to Barcelona

Barcelona is not surprised by Mora’s performance in the U-20 World Cup. Mora scored three goals and provided two assists, while Mexico advanced to the knockout stage of the tournament before falling to Argentina in the quarter-finals. Real Madrid has also been impressed by Mora and several club sources agree that he is the most outstanding name of his generation, the 2008 generation. Mora, who will turn 17 on Tuesday, cannot be transferred to any European club until he turns 18, but Madrid is no stranger to signing young players. Madrid agreed to sign Vinícius Júnior and Endrick when they were still minors and loaned them to Flamengo and Palmeiras, respectively, until they turned 18 and could join the club. For Real Madrid, Mora’s position on the field and the importance of the Mexican market are two factors that make his signing particularly attractive. Madrid has been looking for creative talents for some time to improve its squad in the future, due to the departure of Luka Modric and Toni Kroos. They consider the Mexican market strategic for the club and believe that signing a Mexican player would help them gain an even stronger foothold in a country where they already have a large number of fans.