Barcelona and Real Madrid set to battle for Mexico wonderkid Gilberto Mora

Barcelona and Real Madrid track Mexico prodigy after historic goal

Spanish football’s two leading clubs are continuing to closely monitor the development of Mexican sensation Gilberto Mora with a view to a future move for his signature.

Youngster Mora has taken his place front and centre in the media headlines across his native Mexico over the last 24 hours after making history in the colours of his country.

En route to a 1-1 friendly draw with Colombia, Mora levelled the score during the second half, in the process becoming El Tri’s youngest ever goalscorer.

Already considered nothing short of a prodigy in Mexico owing to his remarkable talents, a number of European football’s leading clubs have long been keeping a close eye on his situation at club level with Xolos de Tijuana.

Long-standing interest from Spain

Chief amongst the suitors, it is understood, are both Barcelona and Real Madrid.

As per a report from Diario Sport, citing AS: “Barcelona and Real Madrid are among the teams following the evolution of the Xolos de Tijuana player. The interest of both is not new. The two have been following the footballer for a long time.”

The report underlines that the interest from the two LaLiga giants is not a recent development, with scouts having tracked Mora’s progress for some time as he establishes himself as one of Mexico’s most exciting attacking midfield prospects.