Golden Boy 2017: Kylian Mbappé beats Jesus and Dembélé to award

• 18-year-old named Europe’s best player under the age of 21
• Had breakthrough year at Monaco before joining PSG on loan

The France forward Kylian Mbappé has won the prestigious Golden Boy award for the best young player in Europe, fending off competition from Manchester City’s Gabriel Jesus and Barcelona’s Ousmane Dembélé.

The 18-year-old came to prominence last season, scoring six Champions League goals to propel Monaco to the semi-finals while playing a huge part in the club’s title-winning Ligue 1 season, scoring 15 goals from an often wide berth. Mbappé is now on loan at PSG, where he has scored four goals and made four assists in 11 games, before making the move permanent in a £166m move next summer.

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