Newly-signed Paris Saint-Germain forward, Lionel Messi, is the bookmakers’ favourite to win this year’s Ballon d’Or prize.
The official 30-man shortlist will be published in October.
It will then be reduced to a final three-man shortlist closer to the event, which holds December 5.
Messi has seen his odds slashed to 4/6 with Betfair, after winning the Copa America.
England captain, Harry Kane is the second favourite at 9/2.
Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski and PSG’s Kylian Mbappe are joint-third at 6/1.
Juventus superstar, Cristiano Ronaldo is at 8/1, while Neymar is at 9/1.
Also in with a shout are Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante and England winger Raheem Sterling at 10/1, while Kevin de Bruyne finds himself slightly further back at 16/1.
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