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Bukayo Saka is the latest winner of the Premier League Academy Graduate award.
It is awarded to individuals who excel both in their performances on the pitch, but who also serve as inspirational role models for future generations.
It is restricted to homegrown players aged 23 or under who have made the transition from Academy level to the Premier League, Saka follows in the recent footsteps of Mason Mount and Marcus Rashford in winning the award.
And it emphasises once again the need for the club to try and secure the player down to a new deal this summer, with reported interest from other clubs, including Liverpool, who are now in the market for a replacement for Bayern Munich bound Sadio Mané.
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