The Golden Boy 2024 long-distance race that started in January has reached the finish line and the first sprint continues to dominate the prize after the names of the 25 finalists were announced this Thursday. This is about Lamine Yamalon the lips of everyone present at the event organized at the Casina Posta in Rome by Tuttosport, the Italian sports newspaper that awards the best U-21 in the world, a youth Ballon d’Or for players of any nationality who plays for a European club. On Monday, December 16, at the Turin Gala, the 17-year-old forward of FC Barcelona and the Spanish team will receive, barring a big surprise, his first major individual trophy of the many that await him if he keeps he his progress. Pau Cubarsi, The 17-year-old Barça centre-back is also on the final list, but with fewer options.
Today, 50 expert journalists from newspapers across Europe will vote, including Mundo Deportivo. At the event was the sporting director and general director of Monaco, Thiago Scuroand Sergio Conceicaowho coached Porto from 2017 until last June.
The 25 finalists
Lamine and Cubarsí chose Golden Boy
Lamine Yamal (Barcelona/Spain)
Alejandro Garnacho (M. United/Argentina)
Warren Zaire-Emery (PSG/France)
Joao Neves (PSG/Portugal)
Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona/Spain)
Jorrel Hato (Ajax/Holland)
Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United/England)
Aleksandar Pavlovic (Bayern/Germany)
Rico Lewis (Manchester City/England)
Savio (Manchester City/Brazil)
Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace/England)
Christian Mosquera (Valencia/Spain)
Kenan Yildiz (Juventus/Turkey)
Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (Dotmund/England)
Leny Yoro (Manchester United/France)
Samu Omorodion (Porto/Spain)
Oscar Gloukh (Salzburg/Israel)
Désiré Doué (PSG/France)
Mathys Tel (Bayern/France)
Arda Güler (Real Madrid/Turkey)
Endrick (Real Madrid/Brazil)
Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica/Norway)
Wilson Odobert (Tottenham/France)
Eliesse Ben Seghir (Monaco/Morocco)
Samuel Mbangula (Juventus/Belgium)
Lamine Yamal He is already the favorite because in December 2023, at the Gala of the previous edition, he won the Youngest Boy, created by Tuttosport to recognize “the youngest player to enter the vote”. The young Barça player was 16 years old at the time and Tuttosport, which created the prestigious award in 2003, already predicted that “it is natural to think that one day he will win because he has four editions ahead of him to do it . . . AND Laminate He didn’t want to wait any longer. At 17 years old he burst into Barça and into a Spanish team where he amazed and won the European Championship.
That Germany title, and his world-beating goal against France, came after the open list of 100 candidates was revealed in June. After successive monthly screenings, only 25 remained and Laminate He has everything to make the Real Madrid player succeed in the list of winners. Jude Bellinghamwinner in 2023, and pose in Barcelona with Peter and Gaviawarded in 2021 and 2022, respectively. And that’s not all. So he will follow the path of the player to whom everyone compares him in a dangerously inescapable way: Leo MessiGolden Boy in 2005. This will be the fourth for a Barcelona player, third for a young player trained at La Masia, since Peter He has arrived from UD Las Palmas directly to the first team.
Other notable finalists in previous reviews also have the right to be excited about the award, such as the Portuguese midfielder João Neves (PSG), the Argentine winger Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United), French midfielder WZaire-Emery start (PSG), the central Lenny Yoro (Manchester United) or the Turkish attacker Arda Güler (Real Madrid). Also those entered at the end with strength because it is an open list, such as Samu Omorodion (Porto), Endrick (Real Madrid) and Kenan Yildiz (Juventus), but despite their amazing talent they are far from the merits of Lamine Yamal. He and 24 others.
Source: La Verdad
I’m Rose Herman and I work as an author for Today Times Live. My expertise lies in writing about sports, a passion of mine that has been with me since childhood. As part of my job, I provide comprehensive coverage on everything from football to tennis to golf.
