Golden Boy 2020: Ranking the 5 favourites for the award

Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland
Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland

#3 Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund)

Jadon Sancho
Jadon Sancho

There is a reason why Manchester United have been pursuing the 20-year-old Englishman despite being asked to pay €120 million upfront in this difficult period. Jadon Sancho has been so impressive for Borussia Dortmund over the last couple of seasons that he is already being talked of as a generational talent.

Sancho is one of the finest attackers in the business already and packs a bag of tricks that lets him leave defenders for dead quite often. Not only does he set his teammates up on the regular but he also scores abundantly and rightly earned a call-up to the international side. He nlooks set to be a permanent fixture in Gareth Southgate's setup as well.

Whether Jadon Sancho is going to remain at Borussia Dortmund beyond this transfer window is unknown but we're sure that he will continue to rack up some incredible numbers in the seasons to come.

#2 Alphonso Davies (Bayern Munich)

Alphonso Davies
Alphonso Davies

At 19 years of age, he could very well be the best player that Canada has ever produced. Alphonso Davies is just that good. After starting off as a winger, he was eased into a left-back role as David Alaba adopted a more central role in defence.

At left-back, Alphonso Davies has been a menace. He bombs up and down the flank and is just as adept at supporting his attackers as he is in lending a hand in defence. Davies is one of the fastest players in the Bundesliga and that coupled with his excellent close control and composure makes for a proposition most defenders wouldn't want to be posed with.

It has been quite a break-out season for Alphonso Davies after having won the continental treble with Bayern Munich.

#1 Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund)

Erling Haaland
Erling Haaland

The newest ruthless baby-faced assassin, Erling Haaland really needs no introduction. Famous for his stone faced efficiency in front of goal and awkward interviews, Erling Haaland is already a sensation.

The 20-year-old has had no trouble replicating his incredible goalscoring form from Salzburg at Borussia Dortmund after joining them in January. He scored 13 goals and provided 2 assists from 15 appearances for Dortmund last term and only 11 of those were starts.

Haaland works like a machine on the football ground and he was also the second highest goalscorer in the UEFA Champions League with 10 goals to his name. And he was 19 when he did that. He is touted as the favourite to win the Golden Boy Award in many circles. Well, could you dispute that? We don't think so.

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