ANTHONY MARTIAL WINS GOLDEN BOY AWARD

Manchester United striker Anthony Martial has won the 2015 Golden Boy award for Europe’s best young player.

Established by Italian newspaper Tuttosport in 2003, the award is reserved for players under the age of 21 and is voted for by journalists from 30 major newspapers across the continent.

The 20-year old French international scooped the prize ahead of Bayern Munich’s Kingsley Coman and Arsenal’s Hector Bellerin. His Reds team-mates Luke Shaw and Adnan Januzaj were also on the 40-strong shortlist.

Martial’s exciting rise in the calendar year of 2015 included a successful end to the season with Monaco (who finished third in Ligue 1), a first senior cap for France in September and a highly promising start to his Reds career, with six goals in his first 19 appearances.

Anthony Martial wins Golden Boy Awards

Anthony Martial is the third Manchester United player to receive the award, after Wayne Rooney (2004) and Anderson (2008) – no other club has had more than one winner.

Martial succeeds Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling, while other previous recipients include Lionel Messi, Cesc Fabregas, Sergio Aguero and Paul Pogba.

Van Gaal Without 9 first team Players For Bournemouth Clash

Manchester United Manager’s job just got harder with nine of his first team players either out with injuries or suspended, German Midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger has been suspended by the FA for 3 games, while Luke Shaw And Antonio Valencia have both undergone surgery and are not expected back until next year.

Ander Herrera, Chris Smalling and Matteo Darmian are expected to return to action before christmas while Captain Wayne Rooney and Phil Jones Should join the squad just before the new year.

Van Gaal has come under a lot of criticism lately due to the poor string of results his team as put together and fans are beginning to question the “Van Gaal Way”.

The Man United under the Dutch manager tend to keep possession of the ball a lot but find it difficult to turn possession into goals.

Manchester United’s Chris Smalling also out injured

Van Gaal has his work cut out for him though, especially with the way the team crashed out of the Champions League on Tuesday against Wolfsburg in Germany, and this long list of injured players will definitely have a bearing on the way the team plays.

United Academy product have however had a chance to stake a claim to the first team spots with players like Guillermo Varela, Cameron Borthwick-Jackson, featuring in the Champions League game against Wolfsburg they just might become a regular feature in the United line up this season, On the bright side Morgan Schneiderlin is available for selection against Bournemouth.

Meanwhile the Man United en of year party has been called off following the recent spate of poor results.

Nwakali, Chukwueze, Enogena and Osikel Join World’s Biggest Agency

The careers of Kelechi Nwakali the Most Valuable Player at the last FIFA U17 World Cup in Chile and his team mates Samuel Chukwueze, David Enogena and Joel Osikel seem destined to soar even higher as the heroes of Nigeria’s 5th U17 World Cup win have joined the stable of Stellar Group, arguably the world’s leading football agency.

Stellar Group is one of the largest sports management companies in the world with headquarters in the UK and plays a major role in the development and management of sporting professionals across the world. Headed by Jonathan Barnett and David Manasseh, Stellar Group manage the careers of the world’s most expensive player Gareth Bale, England international stars Joe Hart, Luke Shaw, Connor Wickham and Jonjo Shelvey. They also handle ex-England internationals Ashley Cole, Glen Johnson, Nigerian born Nedum Onuoha and Carlton Cole and many other big stars in football.

Aside from the top salaries the Group delivers, the players value the loyalty and stability they provide. Carlton Cole was particularly grateful for such support when he was linked with allegations of a gang-rape of a teenager at the Grovesnor House Hotel.

Cole said: “My agents, along with my family, stood by me during a difficult time and I’m very grateful for that. Without their support I don’t know what I would have done.”

According to Errol Olowu, the head of Africa, Stellar Group, unlike most agents who only care about their commission and transferring their players, Stellar Group care for their players around the clock. “Stellar Group not only caters for our players and ensures they get good value for their skills and top salaries, we also cater for their day-to-day needs to ensure they concentrate on their football. As young footballers coming to Europe, far from friends and families, we help them settle down so they can shine brighter.”

Speaking further, foremost Nigerian sports lawyer Barrister Johnny Precious Ogbah said,” Stellar Group have shown great professionalism in the way and manner they have gone about their businesses here. The future of these Eaglets are secure in the hands of Stellar Group and I can confirm that many offers are on the table for these players and we are studying all of them to chose the best ones for their development.”