Five best footballers in the world right now from Mohamed Salah to Cristiano Ronaldo and Robert Lewandowksi but no place for Lionel Messi
October 23, 2021
Debate has been raging over who the best footballer is in the world right now.
There are quite a few staking their claim for that position and long gone is the era where Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo were the top two by a distance.
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The pair were in a two-horse race for the Ballon d’Or each season for a decade before Luka Modric broke their streak in 2018.
This year the race is wid psg jersey white e open with the likes of Mohamed Salah, Robert Lewandowski, Jorginho, Erling Haaland all up there with Ronaldo and Messi for the prize.
That prize looks on who has been in the best over the whole calendar year, but who is the best right now?
talkSPORT.com ranks the top five players in world football at the moment.
1. Mohamed Salah
Who else but Salah? It’s hard to argue that there is anyone better than the Liverpool forward.
He has scored in nine consecutive games for the club and they have not merely been tap-ins.
The Reds remain unbeaten in the Premier League, with Salah jointl soccer jersey psg y leading the race for the Golden Boot, and they also have a 100 per cent record in the Champions League.
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His return of 12 goals in just 11 games, and the manner of those performances in the biggest games, shows why he is the best right now.
When asked if Salah was the best in the world, Liverpool legend Didi Hamann told talkSPORT: “There’s no doubt about it. You see his goals against City, the one against Watford was even better. He’s scored in nine consecutive games now.
“He gets compared at Liverpool to John Aldridge, Michael Owen, Robbie Fowler, Fernando Torres and others. He gets compared to them and gets the same or better figures than these guys and he’s a wide player. He’s not even a centre forward.
“His stats and figures since he joined the club are absolutely ridiculous.”
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2. Robert Lewandowski
The man running Salah closest for best player in the world is Lewandowski and would have won the Ballon d’Or last season had it not been cancelled.
He broke Gerd Muller’s Bundesliga goal record last season, notching 41 times in just 29 games.
The Poland striker has started the new season in fine form again with 16 goals in 12 games for Bayern.
Lewandowski is the man that Man City star Kevin De Bruyne would pick as the best player in the world.
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“I would have to look at a two year period and I would choose Robert Lewandowski,” De Bruyne said. “For what he has done goalscoring-wise and what he has won with Bayern Munich.”
Salah lionel messi jersey price just edges it for the brilliant hot streak he is on at the moment, and the quality of opposition he is performing against week in, week out.
3. Cristiano Ronaldo
Ronaldo’s impact at Manchester United has been much talked about and whether he has been a help or hindrance.
United may have been under par in games, but it would have been a whole lot worse without the 36-year-old.
He continues to prove why is the man for the big moment with some crucial goals for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who may be under far more pressure if he was not performing.
Twice he has rescued his team with late Champions League goals, the most recent coming on Wednesday night to complete a brilliant comeback against Atalanta.
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Former teammate Kleberson believes that Ronaldo and not Salah is the best right now, because of the combined effort for club and country.
Kleberson said in a recent interview: “Mohamed Salah isn’t the best player in the world, but he’s been consistently brilliant.
“For a long time now, he’s played excellent football. He certainly isn’t a one-season wonder and I can understand why Jurgen Klopp called him the best in Europe.
“Beside Salah, Liverpool have a good team that provides great support, and he looks happy messi black jersey there. Things are going well for Salah, but he’s not the best player in the world right now.
“For me, it’s tough to say who is the world’s best player because I measure it by those who play well for club and country.
“Football has changed a lot. For many years, we had Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, and sometimes Neymar, but there’s no one who has shown more than they have.”
4. Erling Haaland
There is much speculation about where Haaland will join in 2022 when his transfer release clause at Borussia Dortmund becomes active.
It is easy to see why there is so much interest in the 2021 considering the way he has started this season for club and country.
The 21-year-old has 18 goals in just 13 games this ca psg shirt with messi mpaign for Dortmund and Norway, including seven goals in his last four Bundesliga games.
His scoring statistics are frightening and he continues to terrorise defences all over Europe on a weekly basis.
The striker is not quite up there with the best in the world yet, but it won’t be long before he is challenging for the Ballon d’Or.
5. N’Golo Kante
Kante may have had his injury niggles this season, but he’s still shown why he’s the best midfielder in the world.
He was integral in Chelsea’s Champions League success, picking up man-of-the-match awards in both the semi-final and final.
Blues captain Cesar Azpilicueta proclaimed that he was the best in the world at his position after the win over Man City.
“It’s straightforward, yes [he is the best in the world],” A psg shirts sports direct zpilicueta said. “He does everything. The energy he brings, I don’t know how many ball recoveries he had today. The way he drives the ball forward, he covers so much ground.
“It is special to have him. Of course, when we don’t have him we miss him. After winning the World Cup and now Champions League, he is still so humble as a p psg lionel messi jersey erson.
“I am so happy for him, he is a massive part of this team and I am very happy to have him next to me for a few years.”
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