Chelsea’s Cole Palmer, Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka and Manchester United pair Kobbie Mainoo and Alejandro Garnacho lead the nominations for the boys’s 2023-24 PFA Younger Participant of the Yr award.
Brighton ahead Joao Pedro can also be nominated, whereas Michael Olise, who left Crystal Palace to affix Bayern Munich for £50 million this summer season, completes the six-man shortlist.
Palmer, 22, is nominated after a primary season at Chelsea by which he scored 22 targets and had 11 assists. The previous Manchester Metropolis ahead had extra aim involvements than another participant within the Premier League.
Arsenal winger Saka, additionally 22, gained the award final 12 months and is in rivalry to retain it following a marketing campaign by which he scored 16 and assisted 9 as Arsenal completed runners-up within the Premier League.
In the meantime, Mainoo and Garnacho caught the attention as they helped United win the FA Cup, beating Metropolis within the ultimate. Mainoo, 19, scored in that recreation to cap a notable breakthrough season, whereas Garnacho, 20, recorded double figures for targets in all competitions.
Joao Pedro scored 20 targets in all competitions throughout his first season with Brighton; Olise scored 10 targets and arrange six in simply 19 appearances for Palace.
The nominations for the Ladies’s PFA Younger Participant of the Yr embrace Chelsea pair Lauren James and Aggie Beever-Jones, and Manchester United’s Maya Le Tissier.
Manchester United midfielder Grace Clinton (who spent final season on mortgage at Tottenham Hotspur) and Manchester Metropolis duo Khiara Keating and Jess Park full the shortlist.
The winners might be revealed on the PFA Awards on Aug. 20 on the Manchester Opera Home.
