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David Byrom

Two Man City stars named on European Golden Boy shortlist

Two Manchester City stars have been nominated for the prestigious European Golden Boy award - including new signing Ferran Torres.

A shortlist of 40 names has been drawn up from the originally-announced longlist of 100 players, which was revealed in June.

The award honours the best young player under the age of 21 for the calendar year and was originally established by Italian newspaper Tuttosport in 2003, with the winner determined by votes from 40 journalists across the continent.

Former winners include Kylian Mbappe, Lionel Messi and Wayne Rooney.

Atletico Madrid’s Joao Felix claimed the award last year.

Torres, who joined City this summer from Valencia, has been named on the shortlist along with new teammate Phil Foden.

The duo face competition from five other Premier League players alongside a range of stars across Europe.

Manchester United starlet Mason Greenwood is included among the 40 names along with Wolves’ Fabio Silva.

Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka is named alongside Chelsea star Callum Hudson-Odoi.

Liverpool defender Neco Williams also makes the list.

Former City youngster Jadon Sancho has also made the final 40.

Shortlist in full

Eduardo Camavinga, Rennes

Marco Carnesecchi, Atalanta

Rayan Cherki, Lyon

Jonathan David, Lille

Alphonso Davies, Bayern Munich

Sergino Dest, Ajax

Sebastiano Esposito, Inter

Fabio Silva, Wolves

Ansu Fati, Barcelona

Phil Foden, Manchester City

Ryan Gravenberch, Ajax

Amine Gouiri, Nice

Mason Greenwood, Man United

Erling Haaland, Borussia Dortmund

Callum Hudson-Odoi, Chelsea

Marley Ake, Marseille

Adil Aouchiche, Saint-Etienne

Benoit Badiashile, Monaco

Mitchel Bakker, Paris Saint-Germain

Myron Badou, AZ Alkmaar

Dennis Borkowski, RB Leipzig

Mohamed Ihattaren, PSV Eindhoven

Ozan Kabak, Schalke

Michal Karbownik, Legia

Tanguy-Austin Kouassi, Bayern Munich

Dejan Kulusevski, Juventus

Marcos Antonio, Shakhtar Donetsk

Rafael Camacho, Sporting Club

Rodrygo, Real Madrid

Bukayo Saka, Arsenal

Jadon Sancho, Borussia Dortmund

Vladyslav Suprjaha, Dynamo Kiev

Dominik Szoboszlai, FC Salzburg

Tomas Esteves, Porto

Tomas Tavares, Benfica

Sandro Tonali, AC Milan

Ferran Torres, Manchester City

Christos Tzolis, PAOK

Vinicius Junior, Real Madrid

Neco Williams, Liverpool

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