Pedri was given the Golden Boy Award this week, taking over from Erling Haaland. The Barcelona midfielder has been the standout young player this year. Now, let’s take a look at the dark horse candidates for next year.
Levi Colwill
The 18-year-old is on loan at Huddersfield Town, and is from the Chelsea academy. He is in his first loan spell away from the London club, and is showing signs of greatness already. The centre-back could be a good prospect for the first team in the years to come.
Gianluca Busio
The all-round midfielder was signed this summer from Sporting Kansas City. He was born in America, but has now come to Italy, whom he is also eligible to represent. The 19-year-old features for Venezia and could be a standout talent in the upcoming year.
Cole Palmer
Cole Palmer has made his way into the first team after being a part of the Manchester City academy. The 19-year-old winger has an eye for goal, and can back it up with great technique on the ball. Alongside Phil Foden, he is set to be the future of Manchester City’s attack. Moreover, a Golden Boy Award could also be in the near future.
Mohamed Ali Cho
The 17-year-old is making a name for himself in Ligue 1. He has two goals to his name in 14 appearances, but has explosive speed and dazzling technique in his repertoire, which has made him one of the key attacking players already.
Julian Alvarez
With Real Madrid, Juventus, AC Milan and Bayer Leverkusen trying to sign the player, Alvarez has already made a name for himself. The Argentinian forward has all the credentials to be a star and could very well be on the way to do so in the year ahead. His chances of being named the Golden Boy are the highest amongst all the other candidates.
