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Barcelona's 18-year-old star Gavi beats Jude Bellingham to the Golden Boy award... a week after he also overcame the English wonderkid to win France Football’s Kopa Trophy

Barcelona’s 18-year-old star Gavi has won the prestigious Golden Boy award.

The Spain international midfielder’s outstanding year for the Nou Camp club was recognised as he became the 20th winner of the accolade for Europe’s finest under-21 footballers.

He finished ahead of England’s Jude Bellingham, Eduardo Camavinga and Jamal Musiala to claim the prize, which will formally be presented in Turin on November 7.

Gavi follows in the footsteps of previous Barcelona winners Lionel Messi (2005) and Pedri last year, as well as the likes of Erling Haaland, Kylian Mbappe, Joao Felix, Wayne Rooney and Cesc Fabregas.