{"id":2671,"date":"2026-07-02T14:02:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T14:02:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/2026\/07\/02\/manchester-united-steps-back-from-race-to-sign-mexican-star-gilberto-mora\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T20:02:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T20:02:31","slug":"manchester-united-steps-back-from-race-to-sign-mexican-star-gilberto-mora","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/2026\/07\/02\/manchester-united-steps-back-from-race-to-sign-mexican-star-gilberto-mora\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United steps back from race to sign Mexican star Gilberto Mora"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United has decided not to pursue the young Mexican football sensation Gilberto Mora, according to British media reports.  <\/p>\n<p>The Mirror revealed that Manchester United scouts have been monitoring the 17-year-old midfielder from Xolos de Tijuana for the past six months. However, despite their interest in emerging talents worldwide, the club\u2019s co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe is reportedly unwilling to engage in a bidding war for Mora.  <\/p>\n<p>Mora\u2019s performances at the 2026 World Cup have attracted attention from several top clubs, including Manchester City, Chelsea, Real Madrid, and Barcelona. The young player has become one of the standout revelations of the Mexican National Team during the tournament, earning the trust of coach Javier Aguirre under intense pressure.  <\/p>\n<p>At just 17 years and 259 days old, Mora made history during Mexico\u2019s recent 2-0 victory over Ecuador by starting in a knockout stage match. This feat made him the second youngest player ever to start in a World Cup elimination game, only behind Brazilian legend Pel\u00e9, who did so at 17 years and 241 days in the 1958 Sweden World Cup.  <\/p>\n<p>Mora has logged a total of 155 minutes on the pitch throughout the 2026 World Cup, showcasing his potential on football\u2019s biggest stage.  <\/p>\n<p>For Mexican football fans and young talents alike, Mora\u2019s rise signals a promising future, while the shifting interests of European giants highlight the competitive nature of global football scouting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United has decided not to pursue the young Mexican football sensation Gilberto Mora, according to British media reports. The Mirror revealed that Manchester United scouts have been monitoring the 17-year-old midfielder from Xolos de Tijuana for the past six months. However, despite their interest in emerging talents worldwide, the club\u2019s co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2670,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2671","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-internacional"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2671","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2671"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2671\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2672,"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2671\/revisions\/2672"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2670"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2671"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2671"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2671"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}