Celtic winger Karamoko Dembele has been shortlisted for the prestigious ‘Golden Boy’ award by Italian newspaper Tuttosport.
The 17-year-old is named among 100 young players from across Europe who will battle it out for the accolade over the coming weeks and months.
Dembele is joined by a host of English Premier League stars who are in the running for the prize. Chelsea have four players included with Callum Hudson-Odoi, Billy Gilmour, Ethan Ampadu and Tino Anjorin all on the list.
Arsenal have Gabriel Martinelli, Bukayo Saka and Trae Bailey Coyle nominated while Manchester United have three players recognised in Mason Greenwood, James Garner and Angel Gomes.
Liverpool’s’ Curtis Jones, Yasser Larouci and Sepp van den Berg also made the cut and Manchester City trio Phil Foden, Eric Garcia and Claudio Gomes are in contention.
Spurs pair Oliver Skipp and Ryan Sessegnon have been recognised while Wolves have two nominations in Morgan Gibbs-White and Pedro Neto. Norwich’s Max Aarons and Southampton’s Michael Obafemi make up the rest of the players from the UK.
