Italian newspaper Tuttosport, has named the final three players for the prestigious Golden Boy Award. Gabriel Jesus (20, Attacker, Manchester City), Kylian Mbappe (18, Striker, Paris Saint-Germain) and Ousmane Dembele (20, Attacker, Barcelona) made it to the final three, beating the likes of Christian Pulisic (19, Midfielder,Borussia Dortmund), Gianluigi Donnarumma (18, Goal Keeper,Milan) and Marcus Rashford (19, Attacker, Manchester United).
The winner will be the best player on the planet under 21 and will have his name among the previous winners like Lionel Messi, Sergio Aguero, Paul Pogba and Wayne Rooney.
Gabriel Jesus (20, Attacker, Manchester City)
2017/2018 statistic (Club and Country):
Appreance: 15
Goals: 10
Assist: 1
Gabrial Jesus has made keen impact when given the chance in the starting 11 under Pep Guardiola. He is in strong competition with Sergio Agüero and Pep Guardiola has included both the attackers in the starting 11 in many occasions. Gabrial Jesus completed his move to Manchester United from Palmeiras on January 2017 for €32m and is the most favorite candidate for the Golden Boy Award.
Kylian Mbappe (18, Striker,Paris Saint-Germain)
2017/2018 statistic (Club and Country):
Appreance: 14
Goals: 5
Assist: 6
Kylian Mbappe has completed his loan move from Monaco Paris Saint-Germain to in the summer 2017 with an expected permanent move to the capital for €160 million excluding additional payments in summer 2018. He helped Monaco with he French Title Win and semi-final spot in Champions league last season. Upon arrival to Paris Saint-Germain he has formed excellent combination with Cavani and Neymar. The three has been the most deadliest trio in Europe so far in 2017/2018 season.
Ousmane Dembele (20, Attacker, Barcelona)
2017/2018 statistic (Club and Country):
Appreance: 4
Goals: 0
Assist: 0
Dembele has completed the moved to Camp Nou with an hefty fee of €105m excluding additional payments as a potential replacement for Neymar. However just after 3 appearensce for his new club, Dembele is sidelined with a long termhamstring injury. He is not expected to return on the pitch before January 2018.
The Winner of the Golden Boy Award will be announced on October 23rd 2017. Comment below your prediction and opinion on who should be the winner for this prestigious award!
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