The 25 finalists for the prestigious Golden Boy award - given annually to Europe’s best under-21 player - have been officially announced.

PSG star Désiré Doué is considered the frontrunner after scoring twice in the Champions League final, making him the clear betting favourite ahead of rivals such as Pau Cubarsí and Myles Lewis-Skelly.

Golden Boy 2025 finalists

Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona), Désiré Doué (PSG), Dean Huijsen (Real Madrid), Kenan Yıldız (Juventus), Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal), Warren Zaïre-Emery (PSG), Arda Güler (Real Madrid), Franco Mastantuono (Real Madrid), Senny Mayulu (PSG), Nick O’Reilly (Manchester City), Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal), Jorrel Hato (Chelsea), Giovanni Kenda (Sporting CP), Estêvão (Chelsea), Leny Yoro (Manchester United), Elies Ben Seghir (Bayer Leverkusen), Victor Froholdt (Porto), Lucas Bergvall (Tottenham), Archie Gray (Tottenham), Mamadou Sarr (Strasbourg), Jobe Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund), Francesco Esposito (Inter), Rodrigo Mora (Porto), Giovanni Leoni (Liverpool), Aleksandar Stanković (Club Brugge).

The Golden Boy award is presented each year to the best player under 21 playing in Europe’s top leagues who has never previously won the honour. Last year’s winner was Lamine Yamal of Barcelona.