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Honourable mentions
- Dries Mertens
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The sharp end of one of Europe's most entertaining football teams, the winger turned striker was in absolute peak form for Napoli in 2017, finishing just a goal behind Edin Dzeko in the race for golden boot in the Serie A.
- Mohammed Salah
Salah was superb for Roma, sensational for Liverpool and absolutely magical for Egypt. He improved his game as the year went on and now looks utterly unstoppable what with his insane pace and clinical finishing.
Oh, he's also joint-third in the European Golden shoe rankings... so there's that.
- Mauro Icardi
The guy who's sharing the podium with Salah is the much-maligned captain of Inter Milan, Mauro Icardi - who has exploded into life in the second half of this season and has looked at his absolute unstoppable best.
