DEMBELE JUST MISSES TOP AWARD

CELTIC’S Hampden matchwinner Moussa Dembele has missed out on the chance to be named Europe’s best young player.

Bayern Munich star Renato Sanches scooped the prestigious 2016 Golden Boy award – which is run by Italian newspaper Tuttosport.

Hoops’s 14-goal frontman Dembele – who netted the winner against Sevco Rangers in the Betfred League Cup semi-final yesterday – finished second in the fan vote, but failed to crack the top 10 which is voted on by European football journalists.

Portuguese playmaker Sanches played a key role for his national side when they won Euro 2016 and secured a £27.5 million move from Benfica to the German giants in the summer

Manchester United kid Marcus Rashford finished second and Sanches’s Bayern team-mate Kingsley Coman finished in third place.

Previous winners of the award include Lionel Messi , Sergio Aguero and Paul Pogba.