Top 5 Brazilian players this season

#1 Neymar Jr (Paris Saint Germain):

Neymar is already a fan-favorite at Paris Saint Germain

Neymar shocked the world when he completed his transfer from FC Barcelona to Paris Saint Germain for around 250 million dollars, last summer. The French giants had to trigger his release clause, as the Catalans refused to sell. Many journalists were critical towards the sum being paid for the services of a footballer, however, this transfer is starting to look more and more reasonable as time passes.

One could argue that no player in the world is worth as much as PSG paid for Neymar, but the Brazilian has been phenomenal since his move to the French capital and is already a fan-favorite at his new club.

Neymar currently forms with Kylian Mbappé and Edinson Cavani, what could arguably be regarded as the best attacking trio in Europe as we speak. In fact, PSG have scored 24 goals in the group stage of the Champions League, which is an all-time record.

In terms of individual stats, Neymar has been just as good as anyone else this season, having scored 15 goals and distributed 9 assists. In the Champions League, only Cristiano Ronaldo has more goal involvements (10) than the Brazilian ace (9). In other words, Neymar has the stats to back his case for Ballon d'Or triumph, if he was to achieve major success with PSG in Europe, or later on with Brazil in Russia.

The stage is set for the 25-year old to break the dominance of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. 2018 will be the moment of truth, where he finally shows whether he is able to live up to the hype as the main man, or whether he will fade when it matters the most.