Liverpool target 17-year-old World Cup star Mora as Bournemouth double deal nears completion

Liverpool are pursuing a double deal with Bournemouth and have emerged as one of several Premier League clubs interested in Mexican winger Gilberto Mora, the 17-year-old who made headlines at the World Cup in North America this summer.

New Reds head coach Andoni Iraola is working to reshape a squad that finished fifth in the Premier League last season and failed to reach the semi-final of any competition — results that prompted the departure of Arne Slot and Iraola’s own appointment from Bournemouth. The club has already moved quickly, signing Osasuna winger Victor Munoz for £34 million and completing a £55 million deal for Rennes centre-back Jeremy Jacquet, who officially joined on July 1 after the agreement was reached in January.

The departures of Andy Robertson, Ibrahima Konate and Mohamed Salah on free transfers have left significant gaps, with sporting director Richard Hughes understood to have identified a new right winger as a priority target.

Mora fits that profile. The Club Tijuana teenager started Mexico’s knockout match against Ecuador, becoming the second youngest player to start a World Cup knockout game — behind only Pelé. Liverpool are reportedly among a group of interested clubs that also includes Manchester City, Arsenal and Chelsea, according to De Telegraaf. However, UK visa regulations mean Mora cannot move to England until he turns 18 in October, making a winter transfer window move the most realistic scenario.

“In six months, during the winter transfer window, Gilberto Mora is going to take off,” TNT Sports Mexico journalist Rodrigo Lara told AS Mexico. “I can’t say which team… Today, after the match against Ecuador and after the England game, things are going to move forward for Gilberto Mora. The information I have is that Gilberto Mora will play in the Premier League.”

On the domestic front, Liverpool’s relationship with Bournemouth continues to deepen. Iraola, Hughes and left-back Milos Kerkez have all made the move from the south coast club to Anfield, and the Reds are now understood to be closing in on a further double deal with their former hunting ground — though the source article was truncated before full details of those targets were disclosed.