Arsenal transfer news: Gunners 'serious' contender for £21m wonderkid in January as Mikel Arteta futureproofs ageing squad

Arsenal are reported to beryllium a superior contender for teenager Gilberto Mora, with the youngster linked with a determination distant from Club Tijuana.

The planetary interruption volition soon end, and the Gunners' rubric defence volition resume connected Saturday against Leeds United.

Mikel Arteta volition anticipation that his elder stars are much originative than they were past clip retired against Brighton & Hove Albion, who emerged arsenic 3-0 winners against the Londoners connected September 19.

The champions were lacking a originative spark during that loss, truthful it comes arsenic nary astonishment that the nine person been linked with a fig of players up of the wintertime transportation window.

A caller study from TEAMtalk claims that Arsenal person made interaction with Club Tijuana regarding a January woody for teenager Mora, with talks having taken spot implicit triggering his £21.2m merchandise clause.

Gilberto Mora to Arsenal: World Cup prima assessed

Mora is lone 17 and cannot determination to a squad extracurricular of Mexico until helium turns 18 owed to FIFA rules, though helium volition observe his 18th day connected October 14.

While his youthful property should support fans' expectations modest, his performances astatine the 2026 World Cup were exceptional.

Mora chiefly played successful a originative relation astatine the tournament, and though helium was connected the transportation for Mexico for conscionable 215 minutes, his demonstrated a beardown quality to nexus with teammates and get past absorption midfielders.

The 17-year-old volition request clip to accommodate to beingness astatine the Emirates, but his summation successful January would beryllium a invited boost to Arsenal implicit the adjacent fewer seasons.

Arsenal transportation rumours: Mikel Arteta preparing for the future

Nine elder players successful the Arsenal squad are aged 28 oregon above, though that fig volition emergence to 11 successful January 2027.

If Arsenal mean to acquisition sustained success, it is imperative that the property of the squad is lowered, truthful links to Mora are encouraging.

Using Max Dowman much regularly implicit the adjacent fewer years would beryllium beneficial, portion teenager Vincent Joseph volition beryllium eyeing a relation successful the first-team squad having signed from Liverpool successful September.