Ghana midfielder Andre Ayew was on Monday nominated for the Tuttosport 2011 �Golden Boy� Award.
The Olympique Marseille ace must battle it out with 40 other candidates including Barcelona�s Thiago Alcantara, Lille�s Eden Hazard and Mario Gotze who plays for Dortmund.
The 21-year-old is joined on the list by Nigeria�s Joel Obi of Inter Milan.
The prestigious award is presented to the World�s best Under-21 player and the likes of Barcelona�s Cesc Fabregas and Mario Balotelli are recent recipients.
Tuttosport�s panel includes high calibre journalists from Europe�s biggest sports and newspapers.
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