#5 Neymar
Think Neymar and you automatically think money. Lots and lots of it. 2017 was the year of Neymar - Sportskeeda's Top 10 iconic football moments of 2017 - and he grabbed the biggest headline of the year with his mind-blowing €222 million move from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain.
What got buried in the superficial rage that followed this transfer, though, was just how bloody good he had been in 2017. He inspired Barcelona almost singlehandedly in that ludicrous 6-1 victory over his current employers (Barca won 6-5 on aggregate, of course) while at PSG he has redefined what it means to be good in Ligue 1.
Having already bagged 17 goals and 12 assists this season for the Parisians (in all competitions) and having also inspired his nation to the most ridiculously easy-looking qualification in the world's toughest WCQ zone (CONMEBOL)... you can bet your bottom dollar he'll be going for no. 1 on everyone's list come 2018