The nominees for the 2024 Yashin Trophy, which honors the year’s best goalkeeper, have been announced ahead of the Ballon d’Or ceremony.

Aston Villa and Argentina goalkeeper Emi Martinez, who won the award in 2023, is once again among the nominees. Martinez’s victory last year was largely due to his heroic performances for Argentina during their FIFA World Cup triumph in Qatar at the end of 2022, including a legendary save against Randal Kolo Muani in the final.

The 32-year-old has earned a nomination for the 2024 Yashin Trophy as well, following another stellar year in which he played a crucial role in Argentina’s success at the 2024 Copa America.

However, Martinez is the only South American goalkeeper on this year’s shortlist, with Brazil’s Alisson Becker—often regarded as the world’s best goalkeeper—surprisingly omitted.

Among the nominees, eight represent European nations, including Portugal’s Diogo Costa, Italy’s Gianluigi Donnarumma, Switzerland’s Gregor Kobel and Yann Sommer, Ukraine’s Andriy Lunin, France’s Mike Maignan, Georgia’s Giorgi Mamardashvili, and Spain’s Unai Simon.

Unai Simon, who was instrumental in Spain’s victory at Euro 2024 in Germany, is considered one of the frontrunners for the award.

The sole African nominee is Ronwen Williams of South Africa, who made headlines in February 2024 with his exceptional performance at AFCON.

Williams saved four penalties in a shootout against Cape Verde, leading his team to their first semi-final appearance in nearly 25 years.

Yashin Tophy 2024 nominees

• Diogo Costa
• Gianluigi Donnarumma
• Gregor Kobel
• Andriy Lunin
• Mike Maignan
• Giorgi Mamardashvili
• Emi Martinez
• Unai Simon
• Yann Sommer
• Ronwen Williams

When is the Yashin Trophy 2024 winner announced?

The Yashin Trophy will be awarded to the best goalkeeper on October 28 at an award ceremony at the Théâtre du Chatelet in Paris, France.

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The 32-year-old just finished his 12th season at Old Trafford, during which he won the Golden Glove Award for the most shutouts in the Premier League.

However, not all of the Spaniard’s performances have been upbeat; questions have been made about De Gea’s ability to pass the ball the way Erik ten Hag prefers. In addition to making numerous mistakes when attempting to block shots, he has also made a lot of spectacular saves.

Despite these worries, United and Ten Hag are eager to sign De Gea to a new contract at Old Trafford, as 90min has extensively documented. However, his £350,000 weekly salary would need to be significantly reduced, and the former Atletico Madrid goalkeeper has in principle accepted that.

However, when announcing which players will remain at Old Trafford and who will depart, United was unable to confirm De Gea’s retention and instead stated that negotiations for a new contract are still ongoing.

The seven players leaving are Phil Jones, Axel Tuanzebe, Ethan Galbraith, Di’Shon Bernard, Eric Hanbury, Charlie Wellens, and Manni Norkett, however, goalkeepers Tom Heaton and Nathan Bishop have triggered contract extensions.

United’s desire for De Gea to stay has not affected their plans to bring a new goalkeeper to the club. Porto’s Diogo Costa and Brentford’s David Raya are two players they are keeping a close eye on, while sources have confirmed that the club are monitoring the situation of Inter’s Andre Onana – he has been a long-term target for Chelsea and could cost around £40m.

Another top aim for Ten Hag is to bring in a new striker who can take over as the team’s permanent number nine. Injury-wise, Anthony Martial has shown to be unreliable, and Wout Weghorst’s loan stint with the team was always only intended to be a temporary solution.

The three most prominent players on United’s shortlist are Harry Kane, Victor Osimhen, and Dusan Vlahovic, with interest also being shown in lesser-known names Benjamin Sesko and Rasmus Hojlund.

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Diogo Costa, the goalkeeper for Porto, has reaffirmed his desire to remain with his present team this summer despite Manchester United interest.

David de Gea is anticipated to sign a new deal to stay at Old Trafford for the foreseeable future, therefore United wants to bring in a new goalkeeper this summer to offer him more competition.

Although Costa has long been a favourite at United, 90min understands the 23-year-old is just one of a select group of players on the shortlist, which also includes David Raya of Brentford.

After the Taca de Portugal final on Sunday, when questioned about a potential transfer to Old Trafford, Costa made it clear that he is not interested in the rumours.

“That’s the internet,” the goalkeeper said of the rumours.

He added: “I love Porto, it’s the club of my life. I would give my life for it. My life is resolved with Porto. It is a happiness and an honour to play for my favourite club.

“What they say is what they say, there is nothing concrete, I have a contract until 2027 and I hope to continue, let’s see.”

De Gea received criticism from United fans following his performance in the FA Cup final loss to Manchester City, in which he failed to save Ilkay Gundogan’s clumsy winner and struggled with the ball at his feet.

Manager Erik ten Hag, who has publicly stated his desire to buy a new goalkeeper, has attempted to shelter De Gea from criticism but has accepted that ‘there are difficulties with the Spaniard’s style of play.

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