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Matt Verri

Sergio Aguero, Robin van Persie and Gary Neville among latest shortlist for Premier League’s Hall of Fame

The Premier League have announced the latest shortlist of players who could be next to join the Hall of Fame.

Earlier on Wednesday, Patrick Vieira and Wayne Rooney became the latest inductees and the first of 2022. Last year, Eric Cantona, Alan Shearer, Thierry Henry, Roy Keane, Dennis Bergkamp, Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard and David Beckham were all inducted.

A 25-man shortlist has now been released for fans to vote for six more names to join those already in the Hall of Fame.

There’s already unsurprisingly plenty of Manchester United representation and there is likely to be more to come. Goalkeeping duo Edwin van der Sar and Peter Schmeichel are both on the shortlist, as are Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidic, Paul Scholes and Ruud van Nistelrooy.

Three members of Arsenal’s Invincible squad have been inducted into the Hall of Fame, with Ashley Cole and Sol Campbell potentially joining their former teammates in the near future.

Three of those on the 25-man list did not win the Premier League during their careers - Matthew Le Tissier, Les Ferdinand and Robbie Fowler.

Manchester City do not yet have any players in the Hall of Fame, but Vincent Kompany, Yaya Tour and Sergio Aguero, three of the most important players in the club’s recent history, are all on the latest shortlist.

Full 25-man shortlist for Premier League Hall of Fame

Goalkeepers: Petr Cech, Edwin van der Sar, Peter Schmeichel

Defenders: Tony Adams, Sol Campbell, Ashley Cole, Patrice Evra, Rio Ferdinand, Vincent Kompany, Gary Neville, John Terry, Nemanja Vidic

Midfielders: Matthew Le Tissier, Paul Scholes, Yaya Toure

Forwards: Sergio Aguero, Andrew Cole, Didier Drogba, Les Ferdinand, Robbie Fowler, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Michael Owen, Robin van Persie, Teddy Sheringham, Ian Wright

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