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#3 Paul Pogba
Pogba wants a Frenchman to win the trophy this year much like the voice echoed by Antoine Griezmann. Paul Pogba has put himself out of the race stating that there are 4 better deserving players than him, though he is part of the 30-man shortlist announced by France Football.
"Whether it's Grizou (Antoine Griezmann), Kylian (Mbappe) or Raph (Raphael Varane), they deserve it much more than me,I cannot designate one. But I hope with all my heart that it will be one of the three.
One of the four, actually, because there is NG (N'Golo Kante). That's all I hope for anyway, because there are many who deserve it. I do not put myself in."
Source - Pogba On 4 Stars Who Deserve Ballon d'Or, Snubs Messi & Ronaldo
#4 Antoine Griezmann
Antoine Griezmann is not letting any stones go un-turned to let the public know that he wants to win the Ballon d’Or and more, that he deserves to win it. He has time and time come up with statements to say the world cup winning effort of the France national team should not go unnoticed and a Frenchman should get the top honour in 2018.
"We are world champions, we're part of the best team in the world, In this best team in the world, there must be the best player in the world, right? In any case, that's what I think. Afterwards, there are votes, opinions, different judgments. But I think that a Frenchman must win the Ballon d'Or this year."
Source - Antoine Greizmann insists Ballon d'Or should go to a French national
