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Arsenal make offer for Mexico teen Gilberto Mora as several clubs circle

October 9, 2026 23:50

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Arsenal make offer for Mexico teen Gilberto Mora as several clubs circle
What happened
Arsenal have made an offer to sign Mexico midfielder Gilberto Mora, 17, who is contracted to Club Tijuana and has a £21.2m release clause. Reports say Mora is also attracting interest from Real Madrid, Barcelona, Liverpool, Borussia Dortmund and Benfica.

Other transfer headlines
- AC Milan believe they are in pole position to sign Brazil striker Endrick on loan from Real Madrid in January if the 20-year-old continues to struggle for first-team football at the Spanish club. (La Gazzetta dello Sport)
- Nottingham Forest are braced for winter interest in defender Murillo, with Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea all reportedly keen on the 24-year-old Brazil centre-back. (Teamtalk)
- Bayern Munich sporting director Christoph Freund said “talks are going very well”, with the German champions “determined to extend” 33-year-old England striker Harry Kane’s contract at the club. (ESPN)
- Paris St-Germain are reported to be interested in signing Atletico Madrid and Spain midfielder Pablo Barrios, 23, for a fee of around €70m (£59m) in January. (Fichajes)
- Tottenham are said to be monitoring Benfica forward Vangelis Pavlidis, 27, as they keep a striker on their January shopping list. (CaughtOffside)
- Bayern Munich are reported to be extremely keen on Brighton and Croatia centre-back Luka Vuskovic, 19, and place him high on their targets for the summer of 2027; Chelsea and Barcelona are also monitoring him. (Teamtalk)
- Barcelona and Spain attacking midfielder Dani Olmo, 28, is also named on Bayern Munich’s radar. (beIN Sports)
- Manchester United may be forced to dip into the transfer market in January because of issues at left-back and in their forward line, according to one report. (Sun)

What happens next
- Several items mention the January window as the next potential moment for moves: Endrick’s possible loan, PSG’s interest in Pablo Barrios and Tottenham’s striker search are all tied to January.
- Bayern’s interest in Luka Vuskovic is placed for the summer of 2027.