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Kylian Mbappé is the hot favourite to become the first player to win two Golden Boy awards after the France forward was named on the 40-strong shortlist to decide Europe’s best young player.
Organised by the Italian newspaper Tuttosport and awarded to Europe’s most impressive footballer under the age of 21, the Golden Boy award was founded in 2003 and relates to performances across a calendar year not a season, with the winner decided by a panel of 30 journalists. Mbappé, who beat France teammate Ousmane Dembélé and Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford to win the prize last year, was also crowned Best Young Player at the 2018 World Cup and is expected to see off competition from the likes of Christian Pulisic of Borussia Dortmund, Ajax defender Matthijs de Ligt and Roma’s Justin Kluivert.
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