Manchester United’s Mason Greenwood and Chelsea’s Callum Hudson-Odoi.The Golden Boy is a prestigious annual award, first created by Italian newspaper Tuttosport in 2003.
All nominees must be under the age of 21 and play in the top tier of a European league.Atletico Madrid forward Joao Felix scooped the prize in 2019, with Borussia Dortmund duo Erling Haaland and Jadon Sancho among this year’s frontrunners.And while it is recognition of a player’s burgeoning status in the game, it is no guarantee of future success.
Let’s look at what happened to the previous winners.The Dutchman clinched the inaugural prize while he was coming through at Ajax.
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