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Premier League announces nominees for Player of the Year

Declan Rice

The English Premier League announced the nominees for the Player of the Year award on Thursday.

Bruno Fernandes,  Gabriel, Morgan Gibbs-White, Erling Haaland, David Raya, Declan Rice, Antoine Semenyo and Igor Thiago are the contenders.

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The best is announced by votes from the public and a panel of experts.

Despite having an excellent season, Granit Xhaka was not included in the competition.

His Sunderland manager, Regis Le Brice, is among the contenders for manager of the year along with Mikel Arteta, Pep Guardiola, Michael Carrick, Keith Andrews and Andoni Iraola.

The Premier League also announces the best young player of the season.