Hazard Tips One of Liverpool Trio of Mane, Salah,Van Dijk To Win Ballon D’ Or

By Bimbo Ogunnaike

Real Madrid forward, Eden Hazard, has tipped Liverpool trio-Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah or Virgil van Dijk to win this year’s Ballon D’ Or ahead of Juventus superstar, Cristiano Ronaldo and  Barcelona captain, Lionel Messi.

According to Hazard, Mane, Salah and Van Dijk deserve the top individual prize after leading Liverpool to victory in the UEFA Champions League title last season.

It would be recalled that Mane, Salah and Van Dijk are among the 30-man shortlist for this year’s Ballon D’Or alongside Messi and Ronaldo.

“I would give the Ballon d’ Or to a Liverpool player. Mané, Salah or Van Djik deserve it. If Sadio had won AFCON with Senegal, there would have been no debate, Hazard told Le Parisien

“It would be beautiful if he won it. Or Momo (Salah), who is one of my friends. It would be a good thing for both African and English football,” he added.