Five Premier League stars who can win the Golden ball in the upcoming World Cup

Lukaku and DeBruyne
Lukaku and DeBruyne

#3 Romelu Lukaku:

Romelu Lukaku
Romelu Lukaku

Romelu Lukaku is a Belgian footballer who started his career in Premier League with Chelsea in 2011. The Belgium striker is known for his physical style of play and his ability to win aerial balls is unmatched. Lukaku teams up with Hazard at the front and they make a potent attacking pair.

The 24-year-old striker made his senior international debut for Belgium in 2010. He has played over 60 matches and is their all-time record goalscorer with 33 goals.

In the Premier League, he has several records to his name. He was the second highest scorer(only behind Harry Kane) with 25 goals and had his best season in the Premier League. Notably, he is one of only five players to have ever scored 50 Premier League goals before their 23rd birthday.

With such stellar records, teams all over the world were eyeing him. Eventually, Manchester United managed to get his services for an exorbitant price of 75. In his first season at United, he has been in terrific form scoring 16 goals in the Premier League and five in the Champions League. Owing to such amazing performances he is definitely one of the best strikers in Europe and a contender for the Golden Ball.

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