Renato Sanches has been named the top player in Europe under the age of 21, picking up the prestigious Golden Boy award from Italian outlet Tuttosport.
Sanches, 19, moved to Bayern Munich from Benfica this summer and shone for Portugal as they won EURO 2016 and he was named the best young player at the tournament.
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The central midfielder finished ahead of Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford who was second, while Juventus’ Kinglsey Coman was in third.
In total there were four Premier League players in the top 10 as Tottenham Hotspur’s Dele Alli and Manchester City’s duo of Leroy Sane and Kelechi Iheanacho also got plenty of votes.
Below are the top 10 players under the age of 21 in Europe, according to the Golden Boy award.
1 - Renato Sanches (19, Bayern Munich)
2 - Marcus Rashford (18, Manchester United)
3 - Kingsley Coman (20, Juventus)
4 - Dele Alli (20, Tottenham)
5 - Ousmane Dembele (19, Borussia Dortmund)
6 - Gianluigi Donnarumma (17, AC Milan)
7 - Leroy Sane (20, Manchester City)
8 - Marco Asensio (20, Real Madrid)
9 - Mahmoud Dahoud (20, Borussia Monchengladbach)
10 - Kelechi Iheanacho (20, Manchester City)
