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Chelsea's Palmer, Arsenal's Saka top males's PFA Young Player nominate

.Aug 12, 2024, 04:01 AM ETCole Palmer enjoyed an impressive launching period at Chelsea. Darren Walsh/Chelsea FC through Getty ImagesChelsea's Cole Palmer, Toolbox's Bukayo Saka as well as Manchester United pair Kobbie Mainoo and also Alejandro Garnacho lead the nominations for the men's 2023-24 PFA Young Gamer of the Year award.Brighton forward Joao Pedro is also nominated, while Michael Olise, that left behind Crystal Royal residence to participate in Bayern Munich for u20a4 fifty million this summer season, finishes the six-man shortlist.Editor's Picks2 RelatedPalmer, 22, is chosen after a 1st season at Chelsea in which he racked up 22 objectives and also had 11 aids. The past Manchester Urban area onward possessed more target engagements than every other player in the Premier League.Arsenal winger Saka, additionally 22, gained the honor last year and remains in contention to maintain it complying with a campaign through which he scored 16 and also supported 9 as Toolbox ended up runners-up in the Premier League.Meanwhile, Mainoo and also Garnacho caught the eye as they helped United win the FA Cup, trumping City in the final. Mainoo, 19, racked up in that game to cap a significant discovery season, while Garnacho, twenty, taped dual numbers for goals in each competitions.Joao Pedro scored twenty targets in every competitions throughout his very first time with Brighton Olise racked up 10 objectives and also set up 6 in merely 19 looks for Palace.The nominations for the Women's PFA Youthful Gamer of the Year feature Chelsea set Lauren James and also Aggie Beever-Jones, and Manchester United's Maya Le Tissier.Manchester United midfielder Style Clinton (who devoted final time on lending at Tottenham Hotspur) and also Manchester City duo Khiara Keating as well as Jess Playground complete the shortlist.The champions will be actually exposed at the PFA Awards on Aug. 20 at the Manchester Opera House.