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Ballon D’Or power rankings: Who are these players in top form?

By Ashwin Varkey

Lionel Messi, FC Barcelona (Photo by Quality Sport Images/Getty Images)
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10. Bruno Fernandes

Bruno scored a sublime free-kick against Bournemouth after a brace against Brighton mid-week. The Portuguese has been involved in 10 goals in nine Premier League games since joining from Sporting CP. Fernandes has a 100% record in penalties for United

According to Newsbytes, he has had 24 shots on goal, with 10 of them being on target. Fernandes has completed 330 passes and has contributed in 18 accurate long balls.No United players have had more shots (38), shots on target (15), created more chances (26) or accounted for more passes into the penalty area (98).

9. Kylian Mbappe

With the French League prematurely ending, Mbappe has had time to recover for the two cup finals scheduled this month for PSG and since they are guaranteed a Champions League quarter-final it is difficult to see him dropping out of the top 10 before he climbs up again.

Mbappe is one of the hottest prospects in world football and is linked with the likes of Real Madrid and Liverpool. The 21-year-old has already won 3 league titles and the World Cup with France and has scored a mind-boggling 64 goals in 76 Ligue 1 appearances for PSG.

8. Erling Haaland

The “robot “19-year-old then secured a transfer to Borussia Dortmund in January after being linked with a host of European clubs. His Bundesliga debut was just as spectacular as his continental one, as he scored a hattrick as a substitute against Augsburg. Haaland reportedly has a release clause of just £63 million in his contract – a steal in the current market.  Due to his absence from the Champions League’s latter stages, his ranking will likely drop.

7. Neymar

Like Mbappe will be daring to go in the Champions League and looking to guide PSG to that much-coveted prize and justify his transfer fee. Neymar is the third-highest goalscorer for his national team with 61 goals in 101 matches. In 2017, Neymar was added by Time in its list of the 100 most influential people in the world. in 2019, Forbes ranked him the world’s third highest-paid athlete and footballer. He has scored 47 goals in 52 appearances for PSG. He has been dubbed Messi’s heir and a likely contender for Ballon D’Or in the next few years.

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