England
youngsters Trent Alexander-Arnold, Phil Foden and Ryan Sessegnon have
all been nominated to win the 2018 Golden Boy award.
The three Premier League
stars will compete with some of European football's brightest talents
to claim the prestigious award, which will be decided by journalists in
December.
Liverpool's
Alexander-Arnold is expected to be a serious contender after
establishing himself as a key player in their run to last season's Champions League final.
Alexander-Arnold
was also part of the England setup at the World Cup in the summer and
has made a strong start to this season, helping Liverpool win all four
of their opening Premier League games.
Fulham's
promotion to the top flight means Sessegnon is also in with a shout of
taking home this year's Golden Boy award as all nominees must be under
the age of 21 and play in a European nation's top tier.
Foden,
18, is the other England hopeful who is in contention after catching
the eye of Pep Guardiola and graduating to Manchester City's first-team
setup.
Foden is joined by City
team-mate Brahim Diaz on the new revised 60-man list - which will be cut
down to just 20 in November - with Tom Davies, Diogo Dalot, Juan Foyth
and Ruben Vinagre making up the rest of the Premier League's
representatives.
Paris Saint-Germain
star Kylian Mbappe scooped the prize last year and is bidding to become
the first-ever player to win the gong twice.
The
Frenchman is currently the favourite after another impressive campaign
last term culminated in him lifting the World Cup in Russia.
He
will however have to stave off competition from the likes of Christian
Pulisic, Vinicius Junior and Mathijs De Ligt to retain the crown.
This
year's winner will be in esteemed company with Lionel Messi, Wayne
Rooney, Raheem Sterling, Isco, Sergio Aguero and Paul Pogba all
previously claiming the annual prize.
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