Nine Premier League players shortlisted for prestigious accolade

9 Premier League gamers are among the many shortlist of gamers nominated for this yr’s Golden Boy award, which recognises essentially the most spectacular gamers underneath the age of 21.

Lamine Yamal was the recipient of the award in 2024 after establishing himself within the Barcelona aspect and serving to Spain elevate the European Championship.

{The teenager} went on to take pleasure in a treble-winning season with the Catalan membership final season and got here runner-up in the newest Ballon d’Or, dropping out to Paris Saint-Germain’s Ousmane Dembele.

This yr sees the likes of England’s Myles Lewis-Skelly make the 20-player checklist, alongside Arsenal teammate Ethan Nwaneri.

Chelsea’s Estevao and Jorrel Hato additionally make the checklist, whereas there are additionally locations for Manchester United’s Leny Yoro, Nico O’Reilly of Manchester Metropolis and Tottenham duo Archie Grey and Lucas Bergvall.

Jobe Bellingham, youthful brother of Jude, and Liverpool’s Giovanni Leon are among the many 5 wildcards.

However whereas the Premier League is properly represented on this yr’s Golden Boy checklist, it appears one other PSG star, Need Doue, is the favorite to take residence the trophy.

Doue performed a key position within the membership’s trophy-laden season final time period, scoring twice within the closing because the Parisians thrashed Inter Milan 5-0 to elevate the Champions League for the very first time.