Lewis-Skelly features in PL-dominated Golden Boy shortlist

Arsenal and England midfielder Myles Lewis-Skelly has been included in the 25-man shortlist for this year's Golden Boy award.The 20-year-old is one of eight Premier League players in contention for the prize, presented by Italian publication Tuttosport, which is awarded to the best U21 men's player in Europe. Bournemouth and Brighton both have two players among the finalists, making up half of the Premier League contingent. Eli Junior Kroupi and Rayan are in contention for Bournemouth, while Brighton have Luka Vuskovic and Charalampos Kostoulas. Transfer Centre LIVE! | Latest on YOUR PL club!Premier League fixtures & scores | FREE PL highlights▶️Got Sky? Watch Premier League games LIVE on your phone📱Not got Sky? Latest Sky Sports deals or stream PL games with no contract📺Chelsea also have two shortlisted players in Estevao Willian and Jorrel Hato, while Manchester City's summer-signing Ayyoub Bouaddi is the other Premier League star on the list. Last five Golden Boy winners 2025: Desire Doue 2024: Lamine Yamal 2023: Jude Bellingham 2022: Gavi 2021: Pedri Lamine Yamal, the odds-on favourite for this year's Ballon d'Or, is ruled out because he has already won the award. However, his Spain and Barcelona team-mate, Pau Cubarsi, named best young player at the summer's World Cup, is among the strongest contenders. Barcelona have three players shortlisted, more than any other club, with Marc Bernal and Xavi Espart also included.Real Madrid have two players in the mix with Yan Diomande and Endrick, while Paris Saint-Germain's Warren Zaire-Emery and Bayern Munich's Lennart Karl also make the cut.Golden Boy 2026... meet the 25 finalistsKerim Alajbegović (Juventus)Marc Bernal (Barcelona)Ayyoub Bouaddi (Manchester City) Image: Man City signed Ayyoub Bouaddi for a record fee for a teenager in the Premier League this summer Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona)Yan Diomande (Real Madrid)Endrick (Real Madrid)Xavi Espart (Barcelona)Estêvão (Chelsea)Victor Froholdt (Porto)Joane Gadou (Borussia Dortmund)Jorrel Hato (Chelsea)Finn Jeltsch (Stuttgart)Lennart Karl (Bayern Munich) Image: Charalampos Kostoulas has hit goalscoring form for Brighton this season Konstantinos Karetsas (Borussia Dortmund)Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton)Eli Junior Kroupi (Bournemouth)Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal)Saïd El Mala (Köln)Jon Martin (Real Sociedad)Franco Mastantuono (Fiorentina, on loan from Real Madrid)Rodrigo Mora (Roma) Image: Bournemouth's Rayan has been a revelation since he was signed in January Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica)Rayan (Bournemouth)Luka Vuskovic (Brighton)Every past Golden Boy winner2003: Rafael van der Vaart2004: Wayne Rooney2005: Lionel Messi2006: Cesc Fàbregas2007: Sergio Agüero2008: Anderson2009: Alexandre Pato2010: Mario Balotelli2011: Mario Götze2012: Isco2013: Paul Pogba2014: Raheem Sterling2015: Anthony Martial2016: Renato Sanches2017: Kylian Mbappé2018: Matthijs de Ligt2019: João Félix2020: Erling Haaland2021: Pedri2022: Gavi2023: Jude Bellingham2024: Lamine Yamal2025: Désiré Doué