Alongside Yamal, Tel & Co.

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A special honor for Karim Konate! The Salzburg youngster was nominated as the greatest talent of the year at the Ballon d'Or Gala alongside world stars such as Lamine Yamal and Mathys Tel.

Joao Neves (PSG), Savinho (Manchester City), Mathys Tel (FC Bayern), Lamine Yamal (FC Barcelona), Warren Zaire-Emery (PSG), Pau Cubarsi (FC Barcelona), Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United), Arda Güler (Real Madrid), Kobbie Maindo (Manchester United) and, last but not least, 20-year-old Konate appear on the list sent out by the organization on Wednesday. The Ivory Coast striker shone last season with 22 goals and eight assists in 38 competitive appearances. A mark that did not go unnoticed internationally ...

Yamal big favorite
Although Barcelona's wonderkid Yamal will have the best chance of winning the trophy, the fact that Konate is among the nominees is something he can add to his CV as an honorable mention.

However, Xabi Alonso (Leverkusen), Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid), Pep Guardiola (Manchester City), Luis de la Fuente (Spain), Gian Piero Gasperini (Atalanta) and Lionel Scaloni (Argentina) made it into the selection for best coach.

The best goalkeeper in the world will be decided between Gregor Kobel (Dortmund), Diogo Costa (Porto), Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG), Andrei Lounine (Real Madrid), Mike Maignan (AC Milan), Giorgi Mamardachvili (Valencia), Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa), Unai Simon (Athletic Bilbao), Xann Sommer (Inter Milan) and Ronwen Williams (Mamelodi Sundowns). The final selection will take place on October 28 at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris.