De Bruyne, Salah and Ronaldo included in PFA Player of the Year nominations, but Son misses out

Son Heung-min can count himself unlucky after the Tottenham star missed out on a nomination for the PFA Player of the Year.

Spurs forward Son scored 23 Premier League goals in the 2021-22 season, sharing the competition’s Golden Boot award with Mohamed Salah.

The Liverpool talisman is included on the list of six nominees, alongside team-mates Virgil van Dijk and Sadio Mane.

Son’s strike partner Harry Kane does make the cut, while Kevin de Bruyne is the sole representative of champions Manchester City.

His team-mates Bernardo Silva and Rodri may also consider themselves hard done by, having both enjoyed wonderful campaigns.

The nominees for the 2022 Men’s PFA Players’ Player of the Year!@DeBruyneKev @HKane
Sadio Mané@Cristiano @MoSalah @VirgilvDijk

Who gets your vote?#PFAawards #POTY@ManCity @SpursOfficial @LFC @ManUtd pic.twitter.com/AHJLDfhmZf

— Professional Footballers’ Association (@PFA) June 1, 2022

Cristiano Ronaldo could not take Manchester United into the Champions League on his return to the club, but his 18 league goals have seen him receive a nomination.

The PFA also confirmed the list of nominees for the Young Player of the Year award, with City attacker Phil Foden joined by Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka and his club-mate Emile Smith Rowe.

That trio will go up against Chelsea pair Conor Gallagher, who shined on loan at Crystal Palace this season, and Reece James, as well as Aston Villa’s Jacob Ramsey, for the award.