Ballon d'Or 2021: Market value of players ranked in top 10

#7 Mohamed Salah (Liverpool/Egypt) - €100 million

Salah has 17 goals in the 2021/22 season already!

Liverpool's atrocious run in the second half of the 2020-21 season definitely affected Mohamed Salah's Ballon d'Or chances, although individually, he was fine as ever.

In the 2021-22 season, he's pushed his game up a few notches, netting 17 times in 18 games in all competitions, whilst making seven more assists to power his side's renewed title aspirations.

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#6 Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United/Portugal) - €45 million

Ronaldo finished the lowest at the Ballon d'Ors since 2010

Cristiano Ronaldo made his lowest finish in the Ballon d'Or rankings since 2010, coming only sixth after the final tally. But he's had a more successful year than what it seems.

Top-scorer at Euro 2020. Serie A Golden Boot. Broke Ali Daei's long-time international record of 109 goals. Coppa Italia and Italian Supercup trophies.

Still want to think he's had a disappointing year?

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#5 N'Golo Kante (Chelsea/France) - €55 million

Kante won the 2020/21 Champions League with Chelsea

If there was a 'Humble d'Or' award for the game's most humble players, N'Golo Kante would've won it every year by a country mile. At the 2021 Ballon d'Or, though, he came fifth. Not bad either.

The Frenchman played a crucial role in helping Chelsea to the Champions League title in May whilst being ever-present in their Premier League endeavors.

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#4 Karim Benzema (Real Madrid/France) - €25 million

Benzema has Ballon d'Or-worthy stats for 2021

Karim Benzema's accomplishments in 2021 are grossly underrated.

He's scored 16 goals and made 12 assists in 18 games this season. He's made his best-ever start to a La Liga campaign, while helping France to the Nations League title with goals in both the semi-finals and final.

He was also their top-scorer at Euro 2020 with four goals, winning the Silver Boot. And yet Benzema only finished fourth.