Does Modric's UEFA POTY win spell the dawn of a new era?

Kevin De Bruyne: The ginger genius

Pep Guardiola has worked his magic yet again, transforming Manchester City into the match-winning machine they have become. At the centre of it all is the Belgian midfielder who has found out the balance between technicality and physicality, making him the most complete midfielder in the Premier League and arguably the world.

The only way is up for this Belgian baller

All things positive usually come from him, he has a knack of performing in the big games and is a leader on and off the pitch, considered as one of the 5 club captains by Pep.

Another ex Chelsea player who has grown leaps and bounds since his days under Mourinho and came back to raise the bar for all of English football. Being a part of a squad winning trophies does his chance no harm as well.

Honorary Mentions: The ones who shall challenge

These are a few names which might have a say in anything with respects to individual glory in world football. They have been included in no particular order solely based on their recent form for club and country and their potentials

Phillipe Coutinho (Barcelona)

Luka Modric (Real Madrid)

Antoine Greizmann (Atletico Madrid)

Eden Hazard (Chelsea)

Paulo Dybala (Juventus)