Bayern Munich and Portugal prodigy Renato Sanches will not forget 2016 in a hurry. - © © gettyimages
Bayern Munich and Portugal prodigy Renato Sanches will not forget 2016 in a hurry. - © © gettyimages

Bayern's Sanches named Portugal's Best Young Player 2016

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Bayern Munich midfielder Renato Sanches has been named Best Young Player in Portugal for 2016.

The 19-year-old took 46 per cent of the final poll, finishing ahead of Sporting Clube de Portugal's Gelson Martins (34 per cent) and FC Porto's Andre Silva (20 per cent).

"I wouldn't have won this trophy without my teammates," UEFA EURO 2016 champion and EURO 2016 Best Young Player award winner Sanches said. "The award is both a great honour and further motivation for the future. I want to win more."

Having joined Bayern from S.L. Benfica in summer 2016, Sanches - who has made 21 appearances in all competitions for the Bundesliga leaders so far this term - could not be in a better place to add to his collection.

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