Renato Sanches to win European Golden Boy

The Bayern Munich and Portugal midfielder was revealed as the winner of the award on the front cover of 'Tuttosport' before the ceremony which takes place today.

Sanches was a key figure in Portugal's Euro 2016 win and earned a big money move to Bayern Munich from Benfica in the summer.

The Portuguese midfielder beat the likes of Bayern team-mate Kingsley Coman, Marcus Rashford and AC Milan wonderkid Gianluigi Donnarumma.

Manchester United forward Anthony Martial scooped the award last year and previous high-profile winners include Premier League stars such as Wayne Rooney, Sergio Aguero, Paul Pogba with former Man City striker Mario Balotelli also a previous winner.