Barcelona wonderkid Lamine Yamal will be among the favourites to win the 2024 Golden Boy award, after the shortlist was announced.
Yamal, still only 17, starred for Spain at last summer’s European Championships as his side beat England in the final to land their latest piece of international silverware.
The Golden Boy Award, created in 2003 by the Italian outlet Tuttosport, recognises the best players under 21 playing in European leagues.
Jude Bellingham won the 2023 edition, following his exploits at Borussia Dortmund and then at Real Madrid following his move to the Spanish capital that summer.
Joining Yamal on the list are a host of Premier League youngsters, including Manchester United trio Kobbie Mainoo, Alejandro Garnacho and Leny Yoro, as well as Manchester City’s Rico Lewis.
The shortlist is arrived at via a combination of data and journalist voting, with the winner to be announced in November, and then crowned at a ceremony in Turin on December 16.
Full list of Golden Boy nominees
Lamine Yamal (Barcelona)
Joao Neves (Paris Saint-Germain)
Warren Zaire-Emery (PSG)
Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United)
Pau Cubarsi (Barcelona)
Savio (Manchester City)
Rico Lewis (Man City)
Aleksandar Pavlovic (Bayern Munich)
Kobbie Mainoo (Man Utd)
Jorrel Hato (Ajax)
Leny Yoro (Man Utd)
Jamie Byno-Gittens (Borussia Dortmund)
Kenan Yildiz (Juventus)
Cristhian Mosquera (Valencia)
Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace)
Arda Guler (Real Madrid)
Mathys Tel (Bayern Munich)
Desire Doue (PSG)
Oscar Gloukh (RB Salzburg)
Samuel Omorodion (Porto)
Tuttosport wild cards
Wilson Odobert (Tottenham)
Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica)
Endrick (Real Madrid)
Eliesse Ben Seghir (Monaco)
Samuel Mbangula (Juventus)
Previous Golden Boy winners
2003: Rafael van der Vaart
2004: Wayne Rooney
2005: Lionel Messi
2006: Cesc Fabregas
2007: Sergio Aguero
2008: Anderson
2009: Alexandre Pato
2010: Mario Balotelli
2011: Mario Gotze
2012: Isco
2013: Paul Pogba
2014: Raheem Sterling
2015: Anthony Martial
2016: Renato Sanches
2017: Kylian Mbappe
2018: Matthijs de Ligt
2019: Joao Felix
2020: Erling Haaland
2021: Pedri
2022: Gavi
2023: Jude Bellingham