Madrid, Spain – E don happen! The 100 nominees for di Golden Boy 2025 award don finally drop, and we dey see three sharp players wey don make di list: Arda Güler, Endrick, and Dean Huijsen! Dis three guys dey represent Real Madrid, so na wetin we go watch as dem dey try comot for di top.
To even get chance to enter dis Golden Boy nomination, you gatz be under 21 years old and registered with a European club. Make I gist you, anybody wey born after January 1, 2005 fit enter, so na young blood matter o! Di winner go comot for di performances wey players show for di year, with di final name go drop come December.
Endrick dey struggle small for playing time, so for him to carry di award, e go need miracle o. But make you no write am off yet! Arda Güler just dey shine lately with some palatable shows at di end of di season. If him fit continue dat performance level, we fit see am snag di trophy. Meanwhile, Dean Huijsen just signed, and if na him grit wey we go see from di start, e fit just carry di whole population of Real Madrid fans along with him!
Now, make I tell you about last year. Lamine Yamal from Barcelona use strong legs carry di trophy in 2024, while Jude Bellingham snatched am for 2023 when him dey play half of di year for Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid. Kylian Mbappé? Him don collect am too in 2017 when e dey wax lyrical with Monaco and Paris Saint-Germain. So, plenty matter dey ground for dis year golden race.
On top dis injury wahala, Rodri from Manchester City, wey carry di award in 2024, go dey chill for house as him injury fit stop am from defending im title. Na wa o, di chase open now for players wey fit step up and shine bright for dis season. And this time, di Ballon d’Or matter dey all about di club because international games no go dey affect di outcome!
With no World Cups or yummy Euros to challenge di players, it go down to di individual performances level. Na so di race for Golden Ball dey turn am into wahala! Some players wey dey shine for their clubs but no dey under much limelight for national level fit just show say dem dey qualified.
Who go fit be di next king for dis prestigious prize na still matter wey dey pick dey gist. E don even come to light say France lead di charge with 17 nominees. And you sabi say na Belgium and Spain dey hot behind with 10 and 8 players respectively? Italy no dey play as dem just send two players. Na so e be.
Some players to watch for di top 10 go include Dean Huijsen, wey just score 6th spot, carry move from Bournemouth to Real Madrid sharper than quick quick! Others like Jan-Carlo Simic, wey don dey waka from AC Milan to Anderlecht, still dey show contender vibes at 24th spot.
The Golden Boy award don dey around since 2003, and every year, dem dey find di best Under-21 footballer wey don balance for di European scene. E no easy to collect am, but plenty players dey eager to claim am. Wetin you go think? You fit catch di top 10 nominees below:
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