MBAPPE WINS GOLDEN BOY AWARD

The PSG star has flourished at Parc des Princes and now joins a long line of wonderkids to have won the prize
Kylian Mbappe has won the prestigious Golden Boy award for the best player in Europe under the age of 21.

The PSG striker, who has scored four goals and provided four assists in 11 games for the club this season, burst onto the world stage with Monaco last season and is now flourishing in the French capital, having formed a terrifying partnership with Brazilian Neymar.

The 18-year-old, who has already won eight France caps, is currently on loan at Parc des Princes, and will officially join the club on a permanent basis next season, for a fee of €180 million.
Mbappe wins the award ahead of the likes of Manchester City's Gabriel Jesus, Barcelona's Ousmane Dembele and Milan's Gianluigi Donnarumma, and joins a list of illustrious previous winners, including Lionel Messi, Paul Pogba and Isco.
PLAYER
AGE
CLUB
Kylian Mbappe
18
PSG
Ousmane Dembele
20
Barcelona
Marcus Rashford
19
Manchester United
Gabriel Jesus
20
Manchester City
Gianluigi Donnarumma
18
Milan
Christian Pulisic
19
Borussia Dortmund
Kasper Dolberg
20
Ajax
Emre Mor
20
Celta Vigo
Federico Chiesa
19
Fiorentina
Rodrigo Bentancur
20
Juventus
The prize is voted on by journalists from across the world, with Italian newspaper
Tuttosport confirming the winner on Monday.
Mbappe won with 291 votes, ahead of second-placed Dembele by some distance - the Barcelona star earned 149 votes. There has been some confusion over third and fourth place, however, with Marcus Rashford seemingly beating Gabriel Jesus into third.

Tuttosport confirmed the top three earlier this week, however, with Jesus joining Mbappe and Dembele and Rashford nowhere to be seen, though Monday's edition claims the Manchester United striker received 76 votes, with Jesus claiming just 72.

Donnarumma comes in fifth, ahead of Borussia Dortmund's Christian Pulisic in sixth, Ajax's Kasper Dolberg in seventh and Celta Vigo's Emre Mor in eighth. Federico Chiesa, of Fiorentina, and Juventus' Rodrigo Bentancur round off the top 10.