Golden Boy 2023: Jude Bellingham, Jamal Musiala, Alejandro Garnacho and Gavi among names on 100-player list

Jude Bellingham, Jamal Musiala, Alejandro Garnacho and Gavi are the headline names to have been placed on the Golden Boy 100-strong longlist for 2023. The Golden Boy award is handed out each year by Italian outlet Tuttosport, rewarding the best player aged under 21 playing in Europe. Ad Gavi took home the gong in 2022, and at 18 years old is still eligible to defend his crown.

La Liga‘A top player’ – Kroos welcomes Bellingham’s arrival at Real Madrid14/06/2023 AT 15:17 The Golden Boy Index, a data-driven ranking of Europe's top 100 young players, has Musiala in top spot, with Bellingham — who this week secured his move to Real Madrid — second, and Gavi third. Musiala, of Bayern Munich and Germany, scored 16 goals in 2022/23 as he established himself as one of the best young midfielders in the world. The award will ultimately, however, be voted for by sports journalists from Europe's biggest media organisations.

Previous winners of the award include Lionel Messi, Erling Haaland, Kylian Mbappe, Raheem Sterling and Wayne Rooney. Timber ‘suited for the Arsenal way’ but can he bounce back after tough year? Mbappe: I think I deserve to win Ballon d'Or Top 10 Golden Boy Index* 1. Jamal Musiala 2.

Jude Bellingham 3. Gavi 4. Antonio Silva 5.

Alejandro Balde 6. Xavi Simons 7. Florian Wirtz 8.

Benjamin Sesko 9. Devyne Rensch 10. Giorgio Scalvini *as per Football Benchmark Transfers'Indifference' in Madrid, 'sadness' in Dortmund — How Bellingham signing is viewed14/06/2023 AT 15:05 TransfersReal Madrid complete €103m deal plus add-ons for England star Bellingham14/06/2023 AT 10:17