GOLDEN BOY AWARD : NOMINEES GABRIEL JESUS, MBAPPE, RASHFORD NAMED AMONG CONTENDER'S FOR THE GOLDEN BOY AWARD.
Pulisic, Borussia Dortmund; Marcus Rashford,ousmane dembele, Joe Gomez
and real Madrid Theo Hernandez are also among the contenders to be named
the best under-21 player on the planet.
Italian newspaper Tuttosport have released a
25-man shortlist of candidates for the
prestigious prize.
The best players on the planet under the age
of 21 will fight it out to take the title, with
the winner determined by a panel of 30
journalists.
Renato sanches won the award in 2016 on the back of his successful European championship campaign.
The nominees in full:
Aaron Martin, Espanyol; Jean-Kevin Augustin,
RB Leipzig; Rodrigo Bentacur, Juventus;
Steven Bergwijn, PSV; Dominic Calvert-Lewin,
Everton; Federico Chiesa, Fiorentina;
Ousmane Dembele, Barcelona; Amadou
Diawara, Napoli; Kasper Dolberg, Ajax;
Gianluigi Donnarumma, Milan; Gabriel Jesus,
Manchester City; Joe Gomez, Liverpool;
Benjamin Henrichs, Bayer Leverkusen; Borja
Mayoral, Real Madrid; Kylian Mbappé, Paris
Saint-Germain; Emre Mor, Celta Vigo; Reece
Oxford, Borussia Monchengladbach; Christian
Manchester United; Allan Saint-Maximim,
Nice; Dominic Solanke, Liverpool; Theo
Hernandez, Real Madrid; Youri Tielemans,
Monaco; Enes Unal, Villarreal; Kyle Walker-
Peters, Tottenham.
The winner of the 2017 award will be
announced in October.