Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain youngsters, Marcus Rashford and Kylian Mbappe are among the 25 man shortlist for 2017 Golden Boy Award.
Established by Italian sports newspaper Tuttosport, the award rewards Europe’s most impressive footballer under the age of 21.
Marcus Rashford, who finished as runner-up to Bayern Munich’s Portuguese midfielder Renato Sanches, leads the Premier League contingent for this year’s award alongside Manchester City’s Gabriel Jesus, Everton’s Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Kyle Walker-Peters of Tottenham, Joe Gomez and Dominic Solanke, both of Liverpool.
Barcelona’s big money signing, Ousmane Dembele and AC Milan’s shot-stopper Gianluigi Donnarumma was also not left out of the shortlist.
The nominees in full:
Aarón Martin, Espanyol; Jean-Kévin Augustin, RB Leipzig; Rodrigo Bentacur, Juventus; Steven Bergwijn, PSV Eindhoven; Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Everton; Federico Chiesa, Fiorentina; Ousmane Dembélé, 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 Mönchengladbach; Christian Pulisic, Borussia Dortmund; Marcus Rashford, Manchester United; Allan Saint-Maximim, Nice; Dominic Solanke, Liverpool; Theo Hernandez, Real Madrid; Youri Tielemans, Monaco; Enes Ünal, Villarreal; Kyle Walker-Peters, Tottenham.
