Former Liverpool striker Emile Heskey thinks teenage Mexican sensation Gilberto Mora should pick a move to Merseyside over Arsenal.
The attacking midfielder is a wanted man after standing out at the World Cup, and after he recently turned 18, it’s widely reported that Europe’s biggest clubs are fighting over his capture in the January transfer window.
Former England hitman Heskey thinks the Reds should invite the Tijuana attacking midfielder to Anfield to show him true football heritage, and predicts he would get more minutes on the pitch under Andoni Iraola than Mikel Arteta.
Heskey explains that he was so seduced by Liverpool’s history, and hero John Barnes, that he refused any other offers because he wanted to move to the club so much.
Liverpool heritage
During an exclusive sitdown interview with BestBettingSites, Heskey said: “How could I convince Gilberto Mora to join Liverpool over Arsenal? Heritage. That’s it.
“He’d probably get more game time at Liverpool, but it’s just the football heritage, the passion of the club, everything. Nothing compares. You have to show them rather than just telling them.
“When you go to the club, when you walk around the stadium, when you walk around the trophy room, when you walk around the training ground and get that feel for it, that’ll draw you straight in.
“You feel the history and you think to yourself, ‘I want to make history with this club like those players’.
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Barnes a role model
“The only thing for me was because of John Barnes, I supported Liverpool. So whenever anyone came in, it was, “Well, I want to go to Liverpool.” It was a little bit different for me.
“Funny enough, we talk about training ground facilities, but I was at the old Melwood – it was a community centre, cricket pavilion shed kind of thing with a bar, and that was what it was like!
“So it wasn’t anything spectacular, but I wanted to join because I loved the club and to follow in my idol John Barnes’ footsteps.
“I also wanted to join because of the football heritage and for the opportunity to win the biggest trophies. Liverpool gives you some of the best opportunities to do that.”
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