Ronaldo admits Salah can win Balon d’Or

Cristiano Ronaldo trusts Liverpool sensation Mohamed Salah is a veritable contender to break his and Lionel Messi’s decade-long strength of the Ballon d’Or. Salah delighted in a shocking introduction season at Anfield, scooping the Premier League Golden Boot on the way to mesh 44 goals in all competitions. His shining form supported the Reds’ surge to an unexpected Champions League final appearance against Ronaldo’s Real Madrid, however, the fable finished in tears as shoulder damage constrained him out in the beginning times of the 3-1 vanquish in Kiev. Ronaldo, who has shared five Ballons d’Or each with Messi since 2008, trusts the Egypt worldwide will be fit to demonstrate his class at the World Cup.

“Salah has been one of the revelations of the year,” Ronaldo told reporters.

“I hope his injury in the final in Kiev doesn’t keep him out.

“Many people talk about the battle for the Ballon d’Or between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi but there are other players who have a chance to enter the race. Salah is certainly one of them.”

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