5 reasons why Mohamed Salah can win the Ballon d'Or next year

#1 The find of the season

The 25-year-old was bought for a then club record fee of about €45 million.

It has been quite a debatable issue for a while if the number of trophies won carry any weight in determining the winner of Ballon d'Or. Had it been the case, Frank Ribery was the obvious winner ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo for his individual display and a treble winning 2012/13 season.

The truth is, no matter what a player achieves or how many goals he nets in a season, the winner is always determined by the voters consisting of national team captains and managers, senior journalists, etc.

It is those brains who choose the winner and not any pre-agreed criteria. Coming to the point, Salah has been the find of the season. From being a Chelsea reject to amazing everyone, the player has stolen all the hearts.

Even the rival fans have started to admire the player for his skills and humbleness. The way he carried his country to Russia was quite remarkable and the passion and element of humanity in his game has conquered a million hearts.

By now, the world is talking about him, which evidently includes the voters. He is not a star just because he is among the big names, but for the fact that he takes things into his hands every time he steps onto the pitch.

The football fans could well be understanding the criteria of determining the Ballon d'Or winner this time, when the world finally appoints a victor beyond the Messi-Ronaldo era.