Ballon d'Or Power Rankings: April 2018

#5 Kevin De Bruyne

The Belgian has already handed Manchester City the Premier League title

The undisputed king of assists this season has been Kevin De Bruyne. The Belgian has been playing like it's nobody's business and has already handed the League title to Manchester City with his sublime ability to never err with a pass.

Having moved from Wolfsburg for close to £40 million, he has seen his value sky-rocket to three times that number and is currently one of the most exciting talents in world football.

The former Chelsea star has raised the bar as far as playmaking in the Premier League is concerned, making the likes of Ozil, Pogba and Fabregas seem out of touch.

When Pep Guardiola raised the Belgian's profile after taking over, stating that he is the best player in the side despite Toure, Silva, Kompany and Aguero in the same team, few could fathom what it was that made the Spaniard make such a claim.

Two years on, we all know. De Bruyne always seems to be three, four, five steps ahead of his opponents who fail to cope with the standards set by him, and he doesn't require any time on the ball to play 'that killer-pass'.

Apart from scoring some sumptuous goals this season (seven in the league) the Belgian has also provided an assist every other game in 30 appearances.

He has charmed Europe too taking his total tally to 11 goals and 19 assists.

This sees him sit pretty at No. 5 on our list and we're certain no one's arguing!