Barcelona, Bournemouth Won’t Be Happy as PSG Youngster Tops Latest Golden Boy Ranking | OneFootball

Paris Saint-Germain have plenty of young talents that manager Luis Enrique is counting on, which means that if they perform well, these players could be up for awards.

Score90 recently ranked the top Ballon d’Or contenders, with Ousmane Dembele just missing the cut at sixth. His chances could improve if Paris Saint-Germain reaches the Champions League final or wins the tournament.

Even more impressive is the list of players Dembele is ranked ahead of, including Lamine Yamal, Jude Bellingham, Robert Lewandowski, and Federico Valverde.

Nonetheless, Score90 ranks the top candidates for The Golden Boy Award, the annual football honor presented by Tuttosport, an Italian sports newspaper, to the best young player under 21 playing in Europe.

How are the top candidates for The Golden Boy Award?

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The 2024-25 season is hitting the home stretch with a couple of months left, and so rankings are coming. However, they are still subject to change, with the UEFA Champions League ongoing and likely being a key factor in who wins the Golden Boy award.

So here’s the top five rankings: Desire Doue leads the ranking ahead of Pau Cubarsi, and Warren Zaire-Emery comes in third place. Bournemouth’s Dean Huijsen and Arda Güler round out the top five.

Barcelona and PSG remain alive in the Champions League, and if either side wins the trophy, along with their young standout playing a significant part, it could be the deciding factor on who wins the award.