Arsenal have two representatives in the shortlist with Spain’s Fran Merida and England’s Henri Lansbury both making the list.  With three goals and more than four assists on England’s path to the final Lansbury showed that the loan spell at Scunthorpe has helped him regain the confidence that injuries appeared to have taken away from him and he will hope to gain further experience this season with several clubs interested in taking him on loan. Fran Merida’s tournament was not quite as successful as despite an excellent qualification campaign from the Spaniard he struggled to really shine as Spain were dumped out in the group stage. Still, Fran’s excellent showing in the Emirates Cup upon his return suggests his talent could see him get a place in the Arsenal squad in seasons to come.

Aston Villa’s Nathan Delfouneso was the other English talent who made the list while Manchester United were represented in the shortlist by Adem Ljajic of Serbia.

The full list can be seen below:

• Sébastien Corchia (France)
• Nathan Delfouneso (England)
• Denys Garmash (Ukraine)
• Henri Lansbury (England)
• Adem Ljajić (Serbia)
• Fran Mérida (Spain)
• Kyrylo Petrov (Ukraine)
• Matej Radan (Slovenia)
• Tunay Torun (Turkey)
• Sébastien Wüthrich (Switzerland)