Weir is also nominated for the Women's Young Player of the Year, battling Millie Bright of Chelsea, Jess Carter of Birmingham and the Man City trio of Nikita Parris, Georgia Stanway and Keira Walsh.
This might be a unusual call, as Giroud has started only seven Premier League games this season.
The 21-year-old was named on the shortlist for Young Player of the Year - an award he won last season - but Pochettino claimed Alli was unlucky not to be in contention for the top prize.
No Englishman has won the senior men's player of the year award since Wayne Rooney in 2010.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who received backing from Liverpool legend Graeme Souness, is in the running after an excellent debut season for Manchester United. The Swedish talisman has 17 Premier League goals, but the fact he's notched 28 overall definitely helps him, even though it's supposed to be based only on what happens domestically.
The Swansea star, who is the only player who has covered more kilometers than Eriksen, joins the duo above with the joint most assists, and has scored eight goals himself. He continues to be one of the most prolific strikers in Europe despite having two injury layoffs this campaign.
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Lukaku leads the pack with 23 goals while Kane has got 19 to his name.
The league's top-scorer, Lukaku, has earned his place, as has Sanchez, who has carried his Arsenal side for much of the season.
Dele Alli was surprisingly not considered for the main award, but was shortlisted for the PFA Young Player of the Year Award.
Kane and Lukaku were nominated for both, while Burnley's Michael Keane, Sunderland's Jordan Pickford and Leroy Sane of Man City made up the numbers for the kids list.
N'GOLO KANTE Club: Chelsea Age: 26 Key stat: Has played every minute in the league this season apart from Boxing Day against Bournemouth, when he was suspended, and the final 11 minutes against Tottenham on January 4th.
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