Raheem Sterling leads the five-strong English contingent who are in contention for the 2014 European Golden Boy award for the best youngster on the continent. Manchester United's Luke Shaw, Everton's John Stones, Tottenham Hotspur's Eric Dier and Arsenal's Calum Chambers also join Liverpool's Sterling on the 40-man shortlist. In all, there are 10 Premier League-based players, with Chelsea's Kurt Zouma, United's Adnan Januzaj, Spurs' Nabil Bentaleb and Liverpool's Lazar Markovic and Divock Origi having also been nominated. Raheem Sterling is one of five English players nominated for the 2014 European Golden Boy award Tottenham's Eric Dier and Everton's John Stones (right) also make the 40-strong shortlist for the award
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The 40-man shortlist for European Golden Boy award has been announced
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Raheem Sterling is one of five English players who have been nominated
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Luke Shaw, John Stones, Eric Dier and Calum Chambers also on the list
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Players under age of 21 playing in Europe's top leagues can win award
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Wayne Rooney only previous English winner of the award in 2004
@placeholder (10 players): Kurt Zouma (Chelsea), Calum Chambers (Arsenal), Adnan Januzaj, Luke Shaw (Manchester United), John Stones (Everton), Raheem Sterling, Lazar Markovic, Divock Origi (Liverpool), Nabil Bentaleb, Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur).