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#2 Neymar Jr.
The Brazilian international has needed no introduction since he signed for Barcelona back in 2013 (despite the several controversies surrounding the financial aspects of the transfer).
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Neymar quickly formed a deadly strike partnership with Messi and had a fantastic debut season at the Catalan side, scoring 9 goals and providing 6 assists.
The Brazilian went on to spend four seasons at the Nou Camp before leaving for Paris Saint-Germain at the start of the 2017-18 campaign for a world record fee of £200 million (€222m) and has since notched 25 goals for the French outfit - and with him seemingly no longer in Leo Messi's shadow, this could be the perfect time for him to aim for the top award.
Neymar has 27 goals and 16 assists to his name so far for PSG this season, the Brazil Captain is certainly all set to lead his side into the World Cup in Russia this summer.
