The Spanish Pedri and Ilaix Moriba, from Barcelona, Brazilian Rodrygo Goes and Japanese Takefusa Kubo, from Real Madrid, appear this thursday on the list of 80 finalists for the Golden Boy award for the best U21 player of the year.
The Turin newspaper Tuttosport, awarded by this award since 2003, reduced the list of young talents from 100 to 80 looking to succeed Norwegian Erling Haaland, Borussia Dortmund forward, winner in 2020.
Spaniards are also on the list Éric García, from Barcelona, Miguel Ortega Gutiérrez, from Real Madrid, and Germán Valera, from Atlético de Madrid, as well as his teammate, the Brazilian, naturalized Portuguese, Marcos Paulo.
Pedri, the 18-year-old midfielder from Tenerife, is one of the big favorites this year after being included by UEFA in the Eurocup ideal eleven, where he reached the semifinals with the Spanish team, with which he debuted in March.
Some of its main competitors are the English Bukayo Saka, from Mikel Arteta's Arsenal, and Jude Bellingham, from Borussia Dortmund, and also the German midfielder Jamal Musiala, from Bayern Munich.
Fans can vote for their favorite on the website of Tuttosport in a list that this Thursday was reduced from 100 to 80 candidates and that will continue to be cut until there are only 20 left in October.
Between them, the winner will be decided, as usual, based on the votes of 40 journalists from the main European sports media.