30 pretenders for the best young football player 2012 are already known. U-21 players of European clubs are among them.

Jano Ananidze is among the pretenders.

Favorites are: Mario Gotze (Germany), Stephan El Shaarawy (Italy), Iker Muniain, Gerard Deulofeu, Isco (all – Spain), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (England), David Alaba (Austria), Christian Eriksen (Denmark), Raphael Varane, Paul Pogba (both – France).

Italian tuttosport awarded this title but European 30 best sports editions participate in this poll.

Awarding ceremony will be held in Turin in December.
 

Winners of GOLDEN BOY:
2003 – Rafael van der Vaart (Holland)
2004 – Wayne Rooney (England)
2005 – Lionel Messi (Argentina)
2006 – Sesc Fabregas (Spain)
2007 – Sergio Aguero (Argentina)
2008 – Anderson (Brazil)
2009 – Pato (Brazil)
2010 – Mario Balotelli (Italy)
2011 – Mario Gotze (Germany)
 

Gotze won last year. Thiago Alcantara (Spain) and Eden Hazard (Belgium) were behind him.

Ilia Nanobashvili