Since 2008 we have been blessed to see the domination of the Ballon D’or by Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi who at times have taken our breath away and had us on the edge of our seat. These two will go down as two of the greatest of all time, but with both getting older there is new talent emerging and I’m predicting the top 5 players that I think will win the Ballon D’or after Ronaldo and Messi. Trust me this list wasn’t easy but here it is.

5. Anthony Martial

Twelve months ago if someone mentioned this guy’s name you wouldn’t have known who he was. But ever since his £36m move from Monaco to Manchester United making him the world’s most expensive teenager Martial has taken the Premier League by storm with finishing and brilliant pace which has had people comparing him to Arsenal legend Thierry Henry. With him only being 19 it is amazing to think what more we can get from this young man and with Wayne Rooney’s time as the main man at United not far off the end you can see Martial leading the United attack for years to come, with this I am convinced that this young player will win a Ballon D’or one day maybe more than one. The amazing thing mainly about him is how he has coped so well with the big price tag that he was bought for with people doubting hi before he had kicked a ball, all I can say is enjoy watchingg this man and enjoy what you see.

4. Paulo Dybala

Here is another young players who had a lot of pressure on him after a big move and boy has he not disappointed. The young Argentine moved from Palermo to Italian giants Juventus for £32m (€40m) last summer and was seen as the replacement for Carlos Tevez who went back to Arentina. With Juve rocky start to the season it took time for Dybala to settle into the team but now he is scoring goals for fun and developing good partnerships with Mario Manzukic and Álvaro Morata, his impact his led to him being nicknamed (Indredibala) by the Italian media which is a nice touch I would say. It’s not just his scoring that carches the eye his dribbling and pace has gotten the attention of Messi who has recently said that Dybala is the future and with him saying you’d think that would be a huge confidence boast. Again all I can say is enjoy watching this talent grow and develop you might see him in England one day who knows?

3. Gareth Bale

This one might surprise some but for me Gareth Bale has to win this award one day just for his sheer brilliance in skill goalscroring and pace. For the young man from Cardiff who became the world’s most expensive players when joined Real Madrid from Tottenham it would be surprising if he doesn’t ever win this. Bale hasn’t had it easy at Madrid despite the amazing first season winning nearly everything things didn’t go quite well second season when every time Madrid slipped up he became the target man for the media andante fans. But he has battled through that and had a better season this year, under new boss Zinedine Zidane Bale has been flying and scoring loads of goals and with Ronaldo’s potent departure this summer that could clear the way for Bale to become the main man and big name at Madrid but time will tell. One thing that could help him in this case could be the Euros this year with Wales in their first tournament since 1958 if the Welsh get far and Bale has a good tournament then he would have to be a candidate for this year. We can only wait and see if he does this but if he did it would prove a lot of doubters and critics wrong.

2. Paul Pogba

This is the one that people wonder why Sir Alex Ferguson let him go. Paul Pogba is one who IMO will definetly win a Ballon D’or one day, Pogba birst onto the scene with Juventus three years ago with his brilliant passing, shooting and eye for goal. His skill has led him to being compared to another Arsenal and France Legend Patrick Viera who was the puller of the strings for the Gunners, at the age of just 22 Pogba has also started scoring a lot more for Juve which helps if you ever want big moves in the summer. With Mino Raiola as his agent a guys who’s clients include Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Mario Balotelli and Romelu Lukaku, Raiola is known for moving his clients around a lot expect Pogba to be linked to big moves to Barcelona, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, PSG (Paris Saint Germain), Manchester City and old club Mancheter United. With youth on his side this guy can go from strength to strength for club and country and it will be an interesting journey to see.

1. Neymar

Without a doubt this man will win this award one day, in the space of three years over time Neymar has just blown us away with his finishing and power for Brazil and Barcelona. For Neyamr who is just 23 he has stepped another gear this season and scored goals for abasloute fun whilst Messi was out injured, in terms of Brazil this will be their main man for a very long time and it’s only going to be good for them. This will most likely be the man to break the Ronaldo-Messi domination and I couldn’t think of anyone better. Even if you don’t like Barcelona you can only enjoy watching this young man as he gets better, whether his future will be at Barca in long term will wait and see but all I can is enjoy watching this guy.

It was definelty not easy thinking of this list but this list is one I believe of players that I believe that will win the Ballon D’or in the future there are other players I also think  will win this award as well but I believe these are the  players that will certainly win it.