Saka and James nominated for PFA young player awards

Arsenal's Bukayo Saka and Chelsea's Cole Palmer person been nominated for nan Professional Footballers' Association men's young subordinate of nan twelvemonth grant - pinch Blues playmaker Lauren James and Manchester City's Khiara Keating contenders for nan women's honour.

Saka, who won nan grant successful 2022-23, is connected nan men's six-player shortlist aft nan England world scored 16 goals and provided 9 assists from nan helping successful nan Premier League past season.

Chelsea's James put herself successful nan framework for back-to-back PFA women's young subordinate awards by scoring 13 goals successful 16 games to thief her squad triumph nan Women's Super League.

The grant winners will beryllium announced connected Tuesday, 20 August.

England guardant Palmer, 22, joined Chelsea from Manchester City connected 1 September past twelvemonth and enjoyed an fantabulous Premier League play arsenic he contributed to 33 goals, scoring 22 times.

He and Saka, who is besides 22 years old, past provided a youthful spark for England during their tally to nan Euro 2024 final.

Representing Manchester United connected nan PFA men's shortlist are Kobbie Mainoo and Alejandro Garnacho, nan team's FA Cup last goalscorers.

Midfielder Mainoo, 19, developed into an important portion of Erik 10 Hag's first squad and went connected to characteristic successful England's Euros campaign.

Mainoo besides scored nan 2nd extremity against Manchester City arsenic United won nan FA Cup last 2-1 astatine Wembley successful May.

Winger Garnacho, who sewage nan first extremity successful nan cup final, was a threat connected some flanks for United past play arsenic nan 20-year-old Argentine guardant scored 10 goals successful each competitions.

Michael Olise, who moved from Crystal Palace to Bayern Munich successful nan summer, is besides connected nan PFA list.

The 22-year-old attacking midfielder scored 10 goals and provided six assists successful 19 convention appearances during 2023-24 earlier moving to Germany.

Brighton and Hove Albion's Joao Pedro completes nan nominees.

The Seagulls' 22-year-old Brazilian guardant scored 20 goals successful each competitions.

James, 22, whitethorn look an outstanding campaigner for nan women's young subordinate prize, but her chap nominees besides had outstanding years.

Goalkeeper Keating, 20, won nan WSL's Golden Glove prize aft keeping 9 cleanable sheets for City and conceding nan fewest goals successful nan league.

Also nominated is James' Chelsea team-mate Aggie Beever-Jones, 21, who scored 11 convention goals successful a breakthrough play and has gone connected to make her England debut.

Manchester United defender Maya Le Tissier, who was an ever-present successful nan league, makes nan apical six. The 22-year-old besides helped United hit Tottenham 4-0 successful nan Women's FA Cup final.

A 2nd Manchester City subordinate makes nan database arsenic 22-year-old attacking midfielder Jess Park is recognised, having been a cardinal subordinate for Gareth Taylor’s broadside successful their title run-in pinch Chelsea.

Midfielder Grace Clinton is simply a nominee aft her awesome play connected indebtedness astatine Tottenham from Manchester United.

She scored 4 goals and added 4 assists past term, pinch nan 21-year-old earning her first England caps arsenic a consequence of her form.

Indeed, each six nominees person go a portion of Sarina Wiegman's England squad.