CELTIC striker Moussa Dembele has missed out on the prestigious 'Golden Boy' award for the best young player in Europe to Bayern Munich and Portugal midfielder Renato Sanches. 

The French striker was shortlisted for the prize, run by Italian newspaper Tuttosport, which is handed to the best Under-21 player on the continent every year. 

Sanches, who won Euro 2016 with his country in the summer before securing a £27.5m move to the German champions from Benfica, won the vote ahead of second-placed Marcus Rashford of Manchester United and fellow Bayern star Kingsley Coman in third. 

Dembele had made the shortlist after hitting sensational form for the Hoops following his summer switch from Fulham and despite finishing second in the public vote, the youngster failed to break the top 10 of the European journalists' poll.

The 19-year-old has scored 14 goals at Parkhead, including a last-minute winner against Rangers in Sunday's League Cup semi-final.