Spurs youngster nominated for Golden Boy award alongside Mbappé and Dembélé

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Tottenham defender Kyle Walker-Peters has been nominated for the prestigious Golden Boy award.

Founded in 2003 by Italian newspaper Tuttosport, the annual award is given to Europe’s most impressive footballer under the age of 21 as decided by a panel of 30 journalist.

Walker-Peters, 20, is one of the Premier League’s six nominees. Marcus Rashford, Kylian Mbappé and Ousmane Dembélé are among the favourites to be named Golden Boy 2017.

You can read the full shortlist, as provided by the Guardian, below.

Aarón Martin Espanyol; Jean-Kévin Augustin RB Leipzig; Rodrigo Bentacur Juventus; Steven Bergwijn PSV Eindhoven; Dominic Calvert-Lewin Everton; Federico Chiesa Fiorentina; Ousmane Dembélé Barcelona; Amadou Diawara Napoli; Kasper Dolberg Ajax; Gianluigi Donnarumma Milan; Gabriel Jesus Manchester City; Joe Gomez Liverpool; Benjamin Henrichs Bayer Leverkusen; Borja Mayoral Real Madrid; Kylian Mbappé Paris Saint-Germain; Emre Mor Celta Vigo; Reece Oxford Borussia Mönchengladbach; Christian Pulisic Borussia Dortmund; Marcus Rashford Manchester United; Allan Saint-Maximim Nice; Dominic Solanke Liverpool; Theo Hernández Real Madrid; Youri Tielemans Monaco; Enes Unal Villarreal; Kyle Walker-Peters Tottenham.

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