Might per chance per chance well also Sancho be lifting the prize this year? | Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Photos
The 20-man shortlist for the 2020 Golden Boy award has been published.
Voted for yearly by sports actions journalists from across Europe, the award recognises the ideal younger player in the continent. Those nominated must be below the age of 21 and play in a high European division.
Final year, Atletico Madrid star Joao Felix scooped the gong, largely thanks to his performances for Benfica. Past winners have included Paul Pogba, Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi so the award will even be aged as a moderately correct barometer of the ‘subsequent big element’ in world football.
But who’s going to raise this year? 90min analysed all 20 candidates in recount to get out.
Bakker arrived at PSG on a free transfer back in July 2019 | Jean Catuffe/Getty Photos
19. Fábio Silva – Wolves
The worst haircut on the list absolutely? | Craig Mercer/MB Media/Getty Photos
Gravenberch is being tipped for superstardom | Soccrates Photos/Getty Photos
17. Callum Hudson-Odoi – Chelsea
Hudson-Odoi is lucky to be nominated at all to be correct form | Visionhaus/Getty Photos
Saka has been a breath of modern air around the Emirates Stadium | KIRSTY WIGGLESWORTH/Getty Photos
15. Sergino Dest – Barcelona
Dest is an trusty pest to opposition corpulent-backs | David Ramos/Getty Photos
Rodrygo loved taking part in in the Champions League final season | Angel Martinez/Getty Photos
13. Dominik Szoboszlai – Crimson Bull Salzburg
This man doesn’t sign 19 | Markus Tobisch/Getty Photos
Jonathan David is on purpose to alter into the ideal Canadian striker since Iain Hume | DENIS CHARLET/Getty Photos
11. Sandro Tonali – Milan
Tonali is Italy’s sizable hope for the future | Marco Luzzani/Getty Photos
Camavinga now now not too lengthy ago marked his France debut with an daring bicycle kick | FRANCK FIFE/Getty Photos
9. Ferrán Torres – Manchester Metropolis
Staunch player, rubbish equipment | Matthew Ashton – AMA/Getty Photos
The ideal ginger footballer on the earth? | Valerio Pennicino/Getty Photos
7. Vinicius Junior – Genuine Madrid
Early signs suggest Vini Jnr desires to be in for a big 2020/2021 season | Soccrates Photos/Getty Photos
Naughty resort antics apart, or now now not it’s been a shut to finest year for Greenwood | Sebastian Frej/MB Media/Getty Photos
5. Phil Foden – Manchester Metropolis
Foden is finally starting to place himself in the Manchester Metropolis first team | James Williamson – AMA/Getty Photos
Fati’s emergence has distracted Barcelona a cramped bit from a in actuality diaterous 2020 | David Ramos/Getty Photos
3. Alphonso Davies – Bayern Munich
One in all many trophies Davies has obtained in 2020 | Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Photos
Upright how many targets will Erling Haaland earn the year on? | Lars Baron/Getty Photos
1. Jadon Sancho – Borussia Dortmund
Our different for the 2020 Golden Boy award | DeFodi Photos/Getty Photos
