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Chelsea's Palmer, Toolbox's Saka lead guys's PFA Young Gamer shortlist

.Aug 12, 2024, 04:01 AM ETCole Palmer took pleasure in an excellent debut period at Chelsea. Darren Walsh/Chelsea FC via Getty ImagesChelsea's Cole Palmer, Toolbox's Bukayo Saka as well as Manchester United set Kobbie Mainoo and Alejandro Garnacho lead the nominations for the males's 2023-24 PFA Young Player of the Year award.Brighton onward Joao Pedro is also chosen, while Michael Olise, that left behind Crystal Palace to join Bayern Munich for u20a4 fifty thousand this summer, completes the six-man shortlist.Editor's Picks2 RelatedPalmer, 22, is actually nominated after a first period at Chelsea in which he scored 22 goals as well as possessed 11 aids. The past Manchester Urban area ahead possessed a lot more objective participations than any other gamer in the Premier League.Arsenal winger Saka, also 22, succeeded the award in 2014 as well as resides in contention to maintain it following an initiative in which he racked up 16 and also supported nine as Arsenal finished runners-up in the Premier League.Meanwhile, Mainoo and also Garnacho caught the eye as they assisted United gain the FA Cup, beating City in the final. Mainoo, 19, racked up during that video game to cap a significant development season, while Garnacho, twenty, videotaped dual bodies for goals in each competitions.Joao Pedro scored 20 objectives with all competitions in the course of his initial time with Brighton Olise racked up 10 objectives and set up six in simply 19 appearances for Palace.The nominations for the Women's PFA Youthful Player of the Year include Chelsea set Lauren James and also Aggie Beever-Jones, and also Manchester United's Maya Le Tissier.Manchester United midfielder Style Clinton (who invested final time on finance at Tottenham Hotspur) and Manchester Metropolitan area duo Khiara Keating and also Jess Park finish the shortlist.The winners will definitely be uncovered at the PFA Awards on Aug. 20 at the Manchester Music Hall.