Liverpool heave been dealt a real blow. Real Madrid now have a golden opportunity to steal an enormous talent from the Reds' clutches.

Liverpool cannot escape Real Madrid in the transfer market and it's reached comical levels, quite honestly. The most blatant example is with the Reds' own players, of course.

Trent Alexander-Arnold and Ibrahima Konate have both gone there in the last two summers. Real Madrid are now linked with Virgil van Dijk, too, as his contract gets ready to expire next year.

But it's even in players Liverpool want to sign that they run into Los Blancos. Half of Real Madrid's squad was at one point (usually first) linked with a move to Anfield. The hype around a player will invariably get out of hand and then they swoop in to sign them.

We saw it just this summer with Yan Diomande, in fact. Liverpool's primary target once again ended up at Real Madrid. Such is life.

And now it looks set to happen all over again.

Football Insider claims Liverpool and Real Madrid are two of the club pushing to sign Gilberto Mora. The 17-year-old is one of the most in-demand talents in world football right now, having burst onto the international scene at the World Cup.

. He looks like the real deal - but it seems the Reds will miss out once again.