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Lionel Messi: “These three players can challenge me and Cristiano Ronaldo for Ballon d’Or”

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Lionel Messi: "These three players can challenge me and Cristiano Ronaldo for Ballon d'Or"

Lionel Messi: “These three players can challenge me and Cristiano Ronaldo for Ballon d’Or”

Lionel Messi finally ended the speculation on Saturday, putting pen-to-paper on a new four year contract with Barcelona that will keep him at the Camp Nou until June 2021.

The five time Ballon d’Or winner would have been free to negotiate with teams from the new year onwards, but has now committed to the Catalan club and will have a staggering ÂŁ626million release clause in his new deal.

Messi was also honoured by winning the La Liga Pichichi award by MARCA this week, and spoke about a number of topics including the upcoming Ballon d’Or vote.

Cristiano Ronaldo is the favourite, but with both players now in their 30’s it’s only a matter of time before the pair’s duopoly on the award comes to an end. Messi named the three players he think have the best chance of winning the award in the future.

“There are many great players around today who can win the Ballon d’Or. In recent years there have just been two, but now players like Neymar, Kylian Mbappe and Luis Suarez can compete for that award.”

Messi has scored 50 goals in 2017 for club and country, but it doesn’t look like it will be enough given Ronaldo’s exploits in the Champions League this year.

However, it does look as if the balance of power is shifting in world football, and with Neymar and Mbappe both starring for PSG, you could see Messi’s prediction coming true soon especially if they start winning the big trophies.

Lionel Messi: “These three players can challenge me and Cristiano Ronaldo for Ballon d’Or”

Lionel Messi: "These three players can challenge me and Cristiano Ronaldo for Ballon d'Or"

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