Golden Boy 2016 award: Celtic’s Moussa Dembele pipped by AC Milan’s Gianluigi Donnarumma in Italian fan poll of Europe’s brightest starlet
AC MILAN’S prodigious young keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma has stolen a march on Marcus Rashford, Renato Sanches and Dele Alli in the Golden Boy awards.
The 17-year-old goalie has burst on to the scene this year – but has he got his gloves on the prize previously won by the likes of Wayne Rooney, Lionel Messi and Paul Pogba.
Gianluigi Donnarumma has been voted Europe’s best young star by Italian fansGetty ImagesMoussa Dembele of Celtic is a surprise second-place in the pollNews Group Newspapers LtdMarcus Rashford is third on the unofficial ballotPA:Press Association
But Tuttosport, the Italian publication that began the award in 2003, has conducted an online poll – and Donnarumma came out on top, but he has pipped a surprise contender into second place.
The online ballot was taken by over 34,000 football fans.
But this poll is only a dress rehearsal – it all counts for nought on the official award, with journalists from the world’s top newspapers voting on the best young talent in Europe.
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Renato Sanches won the Euro 2016 trophy with Portugal – but was tenth in the fans’ pollDPATottenham’s Dele Alli got just three per cent of the votesPA:Press Association
The Golden Boy will be dished out in December – and was last year won by Manchester United’s Anthony Martial.
Here’s a breakdown of Tuttosport’s results…
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