Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham is the favourite to win the Ballon d'Or in 2024, according to authoritative Goal.com.
According to the authors of the material, the main contender for victory is Bellingham, who is having a phenomenal season at Real Madrid. Having joined Madrid only last summer, the English midfielder managed to score 18 goals in half a season, making 8 assists.
The second place is occupied by Bayern forward Harry Kane, also showing great form this season. The Englishman has 29 goals and 9 assists.
PSG forward Kylian Mbappe rounds off the top-3. The French striker has 27 goals and 8 assists.
It is noteworthy that former Ballon d'Or winners Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi did not make it into the top ten. The Portuguese took only the 17th place, and the Argentine even penultimate - 19th.
Top 20 contenders for the Ballon d'Or 2024:
1. Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid).
2. Harry Kane (Bayern Munich)
3. Kylian Mbappe (PSG) 4.
4. Erling Holand (Man City)
5. Mohamed Salah ("Liverpool")
6. Rodri (Man City)
7. Antoine Griezmann ("Atletico")
8. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)
9. Declan Rice (Arsenal) 10.
10. Julian Alvarez (Man City)
11. Vinicius Júnior (Real Madrid) 12.
12. Lautaro Martinez (Inter)
13. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) 14.
14. Rodrigo (Real Madrid)
15. Alvaro Morata (Atletico)
16. Trent Alexander-Arnold ("Liverpool")
17. Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nasr).
18. Leroy Sané (Bayern Munich) 19.
19. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami)
20. Florian Wirz (Bayer)