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Chelsea's Palmer, Toolbox's Saka top men's PFA Young Player shortlist

.Aug 12, 2024, 04:01 AM ETCole Palmer delighted in an outstanding debut period at Chelsea. Darren Walsh/Chelsea FC via Getty ImagesChelsea's Cole Palmer, Arsenal's Bukayo Saka and Manchester United pair Kobbie Mainoo and also Alejandro Garnacho lead the elections for the males's 2023-24 PFA Young Gamer of the Year award.Brighton onward Joao Pedro is likewise chosen, while Michael Olise, that left Crystal Royal residence to sign up with Bayern Munich for u20a4 fifty thousand this summer, accomplishes the six-man shortlist.Editor's Picks2 RelatedPalmer, 22, is nominated after a very first time at Chelsea through which he racked up 22 targets and had 11 supports. The previous Manchester Urban area forward possessed even more goal engagements than every other gamer in the Premier League.Arsenal winger Saka, also 22, gained the award in 2014 and also resides in combat to retain it observing a campaign in which he scored 16 and also supported nine as Toolbox ended up runners-up in the Premier League.Meanwhile, Mainoo and Garnacho stood out as they assisted United succeed the FA Mug, beating Metropolitan area in the ultimate. Mainoo, 19, racked up in that activity to cover a significant development time, while Garnacho, twenty, captured double bodies for goals in all competitions.Joao Pedro racked up twenty goals with all competitors during the course of his initial season with Brighton Olise racked up 10 goals and also established six in merely 19 appeals for Palace.The elections for the Female's PFA Youthful Gamer of the Year feature Chelsea set Lauren James as well as Aggie Beever-Jones, and Manchester United's Maya Le Tissier.Manchester United midfielder Poise Clinton (who invested final period on loan at Tottenham Hotspur) and also Manchester Urban area duo Khiara Keating as well as Jess Playground complete the shortlist.The victors are going to be disclosed at the PFA Awards on Aug. twenty at the Manchester Opera House.