The 100 nominated to the Golden Boy 2021: Pedri is leading and Ansu, absent

The magazine commissioned to deliver the prestigious prize Golden Boy 2021, Tuttosport, has desvelado this Tuesday the extensive list of the 100 candidates to carry the famous distinction. The mentioned half Italian will look for the heir of Erling Haaland, forward of the Borussia Dortmund and flamante winning of the edition of 2020 by a wide margin.

The coming contest aims to be quite argued. The three jewels of the Eurocopa absolute, Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund), Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich) and Pedri (FC Barcelona), split like the big favourites to the award, as it has informed the own magazine. In this case, the jewel of the Barcelona club is the only of the 'top 3' that represents to the Spanish football.

Likewise, between which outline with more possibilities to do with the prestigious prize are Eduardo Camavinga (Rennes), Mason Greenwood (Manchester United), Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen) Nuno Mendes (Sporting CP) or Ryan Gravenberch (Ajax). Meanwhile it is necessary to highlight that the vote will divide in two parts: 50% corresponds to the popular vote, and the another 50% to a jury of 40 journalists of the main European means.

LaLiga, very represented

Between the 11 candidates published by the magazine Tuttosport, 9 footballers of LaLiga were included: Éric García and Ilaix Moriba (Barça), Take Kubo and Rodrigo Goes (Real Madrid), Ander Barrenetxea (Real Sociedad) Yeremi Pino (Villarreal) or Kang In Lee and Yunus Musah (Valencia). In addition to the already mentioned Pedri González, the one who comanda the Spanish legion to by the Golden Boy 2021.

By his part, Ansu Fati is the big absence of the list after having been absent by almost all the season 2020-21. The young jewel of the Barcelona was nominated the past edition and remained second. This year it expected again his nomination, but his injury in the left knee prevented him show his cost to do with the award this season.