5 midfielders who deserve to win the Ballon d'Or 2017

#4 Isco

Isco

Isco seemed to heading to the exit at the Santiago Bernabeu - another wasted talent that never could make it at arguably the most pressurized environment in football. But sometime last season, Gareth Bale's injury and Zinedine Zidane's faith sparked in him a revival that once again showed the world just how good a football player the little Spaniard was.

He was everywhere in the attacking third, creating chances with absurd ease as the pointy end of a midfield diamond - one with a free role, an even free-er role than Cristiano Ronaldo himself (goes to show just how important he is/was, eh?) - and generally taking Real Madrid's football to a whole new level as they completed their first League - Champions League double in half-a-century.

Oh, and he was half-decent for Spain too -