The PFA have today released their nominations for player of the year award along with young player of the year. Kevin De Bruyne, David De Gea, Harry Kane, Mohamed Salah, Leroy Sane & David Silva make up the names for the main award, but their is some confusion surrounding the nominees for young player of the year.
The 2018 nominees for the PFA Players’ Player of the Year!@DeBruyneKev, @D_DeGea, @HKane, @22mosalah, @LeroySane19 and @21LVA
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— PFA (@PFA) April 14, 2018
Remarkably, Harry Kane, who turns 25 on the 28th of July, has been nominated f0r the PFA young player of the year along with Leroy Sane, Marcus Rashford, Ryan Sessegnon, Ederson & Raheem Sterling:
??♂️ @HKane has been nominated for the PFA Players’ Player of the Year and PFA Young Player of the Year 2018!
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— PFA (@PFA) April 14, 2018
The eligibility rules (according to Wikipedia) surrounding the YPOTY award state that to be considered, a player must be 23 or under at the start of the season, though that would rule out Kane who was 24 when the season kicked off. Needless to say, his inclusion has been met with widespread derision online:
It's the year 2068. A geriatric Harry Kane slowly ambles down to the shops to pick up a newspaper. He turns to the sports section and smiles to himself. He's just been nominated for PFA Young Player of the Year.
— The Unqualified Opinion (@UnqualifiedBlog) April 14, 2018
Don't you have to be 23 at the start of the season? Because Kane was 24, the FA have to have their poster boy nominated.
— Callum (@DeeperThanMane) April 14, 2018
How is 24 young
— alex (@lfcalexx) April 14, 2018
Harry Kane is young??
— Super Sir-Ian (@MakTwian) April 14, 2018
Can we not have someone who’s actually young be nominated and win please
— Sammy May (@TheMaymaker) April 14, 2018
Ah yes, that "youngster" Harry Kane....
— Joey (@TammyBaebraham) April 14, 2018
So after claiming goals, Harry Kane has now started to claim awards!!!
— Multi agent (@All_hail_Henry) April 14, 2018
