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Chelsea's Palmer, Toolbox's Saka top males's PFA Young Gamer shortlist

.Aug 12, 2024, 04:01 AM ETCole Palmer enjoyed an impressive debut time 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 nominations for the guys's 2023-24 PFA Youthful Gamer of the Year award.Brighton onward Joao Pedro is actually additionally nominated, while Michael Olise, who left Crystal Palace to join Bayern Munich for u20a4 50 million this summer season, completes the six-man shortlist.Editor's Picks2 RelatedPalmer, 22, is nominated after an initial time at Chelsea through which he racked up 22 targets and also possessed 11 aids. The previous Manchester City forward had extra objective involvements than every other player in the Premier League.Arsenal winger Saka, also 22, won the award in 2013 as well as remains in altercation to keep it observing an initiative through which he scored 16 and also assisted 9 as Toolbox ended up runners-up in the Premier League.Meanwhile, Mainoo and Garnacho stood out as they helped United gain the FA Mug, beating Metropolitan area in the ultimate. Mainoo, 19, racked up during that video game to cap a significant innovation time, while Garnacho, 20, recorded dual amounts for targets in every competitions.Joao Pedro scored twenty goals with all competitors in the course of his first period along with Brighton Olise scored 10 targets as well as put together 6 in simply 19 looks for Palace.The elections for the Women's PFA Youthful Gamer of the Year include Chelsea set Lauren James and also Aggie Beever-Jones, as well as Manchester United's Maya Le Tissier.Manchester United midfielder Elegance Clinton (who devoted last period on finance at Tottenham Hotspur) as well as Manchester Urban area duo Khiara Keating as well as Jess Park accomplish the shortlist.The victors will definitely be shown at the PFA Awards on Aug. 20 at the Manchester Opera House.