5 reasons why Lionel Messi will not win the Ballon d'Or in 2018

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Can Messi add one more to his collection this year?

#4 Mohamed Salah

Liverpool v Brighton and Hove Albion - Premier League
Mohamed Salah with the Premier League Golden Boot

Mohamed Salah has been a revelation this season. We have all known the pacy winger for a while now but this is the first season in which he has proved that he has honed his auxiliary skills to become one of the best players in the world.

Mo Salah has been wreaking havoc in Europe and his impact has simply been greater than that of Messi's. The Egyptian broke the Premier League record for most goals scored in a season by overtaking Cristiano Ronaldo, Luis Suarez and Alan Shearer. Salah has already been named the PFA Player of the Year.

He, alongside Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino, have taken Liverpool to the Champions League final where they will face Real Madrid. Salah has been immense in almost all of Liverpool's big games so far and is highly likely to leave his mark in the final as well.

The form that Mohamed Salah is in, if he goes on to win the Champions League with Liverpool, then there might not be a question as to who the next year's Ballon d'Or recipient is going to be.

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