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#4 Paulo Dybala (Juventus and Argentina)
For a very long time, Argentine football was searching for the natural successor to Diego Maradona. Pablo Aimar, Ariel Ortega and so many diminutive, technical players suffered under the burden of being compared to Armando until the arrival of Leo on the stage.
Now, the Albiceleste may have already found the successor to Leo, even before the maestro retires, in Paulo Dybala.
La Joya (The Jewel) as Dybala is popularly called has emerged as the most important player for La Vecchia Signora (The Old Lady) even more than record signing Gonzalo Higuain.
The left-footed baby-faced assassin may not have the explosive pace of Messi but he has been blessed with a sweet left foot combined with superb finishing and a brain that sees things 10 seconds quicker than other players on the pitch.
Dybala has settled into his role in a star-studded Juve team with aplomb and his performances have helped to negate any feelings of loss occasioned by the departures of Carlos Tevez and Paul Pogba.
With 10 goals already this season and being firmly in Argentina coach Jorge Sampaoli’s plans, the kid from Córdoba has already being spoken of as Messi’s heir at both Barcelona and the Argentine national team and he might just inherit his Ballon d’Or throne as well.
