European Golden Boy Award can be said to be a toxic award, get this award players will be able to get great achievements in the future career, but also have to admit, many of the former golden boy now encounter is also saddening, let's take stock of the last few years of the European Golden Boy Award winners of the situation it.
2006 Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal)
Fabregas made his first team debut at Arsenal at the age of 16, and the Spanish midfielder was a regular starter for Arsenal for the rest of the campaign. Perhaps we can say that Fabregas is one of Wenger's greatest pupils - after Vieira left Arsenal in 2005, Fabregas carried the team's midfield. However, hungry for trophies, Fabregas eventually returned to the Camp Nou in 2011, before becoming a member of Chelsea. But back then, he said that he would die if he was allowed to wear the Chelsea shirt. So now, will he die at the hands of Conte?
2007 Aguero (Atlético de Madrid)
After joining the La Liga side as a replacement for Atletico's golden boy Fernando Torres of the previous generation, Aguero quickly showed his talent, scoring seven goals in 11 games in the 2007/2008 season, including a goal against Real Madrid. Since that season, Aguero has never scored less than double figures in a single season. And nowadays, he is also known as a big hitter.
2008 Anderson (Manchester United)
In his early years at Gremio, Anderson did very well and was once hailed as the "new Ronaldinho", but everything seemed to change when he moved from Porto to Manchester United, who took him for £20 million in 2007, but his time at Old Trafford wasn't exactly a happy one. He never adapted well to his new role in the team, and his rotten off-field life made him lose his aura and eventually fade into obscurity.
2009 Pato (AC Milan)
In 2007, Milan spent 13 million pounds to get Pato, and the Brazilian shot-stopper did reward his new owner with a great performance - scoring 9 goals in 18 Serie A matches. Because of injury problems, Pato's situation in Milan's late stage was not wonderful, and he returned to the Brazilian domestic league afterward. Now, Pato is playing for Tianjin Quanjian, which is saddening.
2010 (Manchester City)
Why always me?The maverick Bardem used to be a super talent, making over 50 Serie A appearances and picking up 20 goals before Balotelli's 20th birthday. And after his move to Manchester City, he was a breath of fresh air for fans. In his later years at City, as well as Liverpool and AC Milan, his off-field exploits overshadowed his on-field performances. But this year, after coming to Nice, there are signs of recovery.
2011 Götze (Dortmund)
Under Klopp's help, Dortmund has created a storm of youth, and the most shining one is Götze. 2010/2011 season, Götze had an eye-catching performance, ranked second in the Bundesliga assists list, and Dortmund finally won the league title thanks to the efforts of Götze and others. However, after going to Bayern and having a disappointing 2 years, he chose to go home this summer, and has failed to deliver a satisfactory performance this season as he is out for the season due to illness.
2012 Isco ()
Although Valencia is good at developing players, they did miss out on a lot of good talent, and in 2011, Málaga got the future Golden Boy winner Isco for only 6 million euros, and after joining Málaga, Isco has been playing like a fish out of water, and the team has gained the fourth place in the league thanks to his excellent performance. After joining Málaga, Isco took to the field like a fish to water, and the team was rewarded with a fourth place finish in the league thanks to his outstanding performance. 30 million euros after joining Real Madrid, his performance seems to have failed to meet expectations, and today, he is still caught in the middle of the transfer rumors.
2013 Pogba (Juventus)
Although Pogba hadn't been given a chance to show his talent at Manchester United, the midfielder turned everyone's heads after his move to Juventus - he soon became a regular starter for the team. And after years in Serie A (and after helping Juventus to several league trophies), Pogba returned to Old Trafford for a whopping £89 million. After a period of adjustment, he seems to have found his rhythm in Manchester as well.
2014 Sterling (Liverpool)
In the 2013/2014 Premier League season, Luis Suarez became the focus of fans' attention, but for Liverpool, there is another very important player this season, that is, Sterling. With the help of Rodgers, the youngster's performance improved significantly and eventually formed a formidable "SSS" combination with Suarez and Sturridge. After the loss of Manchester City last year, this year Guardiola completely activated him, and his performance is obvious to all.
2015 Martial (Manchester United)
Prior to 2015, Martial had made nothing more than 14 appearances, but his performances in the second half of the 2014/2015 season were truly impressive - scoring a total of 11 goals for the team and getting an August 2015 call-up to the French national team. After his overpriced move to Manchester United, Martial caused panic amongst the fans for a while (that United were taking a gamble), but then his excellent performances shut the mouths of all the doubters. Although not as good as he would like to be right now, he still has a lot of time to prove himself.
2016 Sanchez (Benfica)
Portuguese midfield star Sanchez impressed you all at Euro 2016, and he joined Bayern for €35 million (plus €45 million floating) after Euro 2016, and he didn't get many chances at Bayern this season, but with Alonso's retirement, I believe Sanchez will be able to get more chances next season.
So for these talents, it's all really up to the individual whether or not they can use the encouragement of the Golden Boy Award to climb to new heights, or if they fade into obscurity due to injuries or other off-the-field factors.
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