French World Cup winner Kylian Mbappe has remarkably been omitted from the final shortlist for the prestigious Golden Boy award.

The award, founded by Italian sports newspaper Tuttosport, is presented annually to the best player under the age of 21 playing in one of Europe's top tiers.

Mbappe, who won the award in 2017 and was Young Player of the Tournament in Russia this summer , was part of the original 40-man longlist, but has not been included in the final five.

Instead, Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold makes the cut, after a break out season which saw him reach the Champions League final and make England's World Cup squad, along with AC Milan striker Patrick Cutrone.

Also included are two Dutchmen, Roma's Justin Kluivert and Ajax defender Matthijs de Ligt, along with Real Madrid's Brazilian forward Vinicius Junior, with the winner to be announced on December 17.

England starlet Phil Foden and Everton midfielder Tom Davies were among those also cut from the original 40-man list.

The award's previous winners include Lionel Messi, Wayne Rooney, Paul Pogba and Raheem Sterling.