Messi remains the main contender for the Ballon d'Or

Goal has provided an updated ranking of favourites to win the Ballon d'Or in 2023.

Former PSG striker, Inter Miami forward and current world champion Lionel Messi remains the main contender for the win. Manchester City and Norway's Erling Holland is in second place. Messi's former PSG teammate Kylian Mbappe rounds out the top three.

The top 10 of the ranking looks like this:

1. Lionel Messi (PSG, joined Inter Miami in the summer);

2. Erling Holland (Manchester City);

3. Kylian Mbappe (PSG);

4. Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid);

5. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City);

6. Rodri (Manchester City);

7. Ilkay Gundogan (Manchester City, joined Barcelona in the summer);

8. Victor Osimhen (Napoli);

9. Julian Alvarez (Manchester City);

10. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona).