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Manchester United are at the moment the membership with probably the most gamers within the high 10 Golden Boy rankings.
The Golden Boy is an annual award that crowns Europe’s finest younger footballer of the 12 months. It was first established by Italian newspaper Tuttosport in 2003.
Nominees for the accolade should be beneath the age of 21 and must be taking part in within the high division of a European nation, ranked within the high 25 throughout the continent based mostly on UEFA’s coefficient rankings.
It’s thought to be one of the prestigious prizes in world soccer.
Dutch legend Rafael van der Vaart gained the inaugural Golden Boy award in 2003 whereas taking part in for Eredivisie giants Ajax.
Previous winners embody stars comparable to Erling Haaland, Kylian Mbappe, Lionel Messi, Paul Pogba, Cesc Fabregas, Wayne Rooney and Anthony Martial.
Soccer Benchmark have ranked the 100 candidates for the 2024 European Golden Boy.
Within the present high 10, United are represented by three gamers – Alejandro Garnacho, Leny Yoro and Kobbie Mainoo.
Garnacho is ranked in third place, simply behind chief Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) and Joao Neves (Benfica). Final time period, Garnacho was a vital a part of Erik ten Hag’s plans as he made 50 appearances throughout all competitions for United. In that point, the winger registered 10 objectives and half as many assists.
Garnacho discovered the again of the web within the FA Cup remaining at Wembley as United beat Pep Guardiola’s Manchester Metropolis.
The winger additionally lately grew to become a Copa America champion following Argentina’s win within the remaining in opposition to Colombia.
Yoro is at the moment ranked in fifth place, behind Paris Saint-Germain’s Warren Zaire-Emery in fourth. United simply accomplished the signing of Yoro from Lille in a deal value £42m plus £10m in add-ons.
Broadly thought to be top-of-the-line within the enterprise in his age group, Yoro helped Lille maintain 15 clear sheets within the 32 top-flight video games he featured in. The Frenchman and Barcelona’s Pau Cubarsi are the one centre-backs within the high 10.
The opposite consultant for United is Kobbie Mainoo (seventh place). Mainoo was considered one of United’s optimistic tales throughout a tumultuous 2023/24 marketing campaign.
The teenage midfielder broke into the staff in November following a prolonged spell on the sidelines with an damage and he hasn’t regarded again since.
The midfielder impressed along with his silky, calm and composed shows which regularly positioned him head and shoulders above a few of his extra senior and skilled teammates.
Mainoo loved a unbelievable Euro 2024 marketing campaign with England, who sadly had been crushed on the remaining hurdle by winners Spain.
Three of the highest 10 favourites to win the 2024 Golden Boy award play for Manchester United:
🌟 19-year-old Kobbie Mainoo
🌟 20-year-old Alejandro Garnacho
🌟 18-year-old Leny Yoro pic.twitter.com/5mko3zN37p— ESPN UK (@ESPNUK) July 18, 2024
United could quickly discover themselves represented by 4 kids, contemplating the membership are eager on getting a deal accomplished for Neves.
Neves is believed to be a key goal for United of their efforts to bolster their choices in the course of the park. In the mean time, PSG appear to be main the race for the Portugal worldwide however United can’t be dominated out.
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