Ballon d’Or 2021: Lionel Messi reinstalled as odds-on favourite ahead of Robert Lewandowski

LIONEL MESSI has been reinstalled as the bookies’ odds-on favourite to win the Ballon d’Or.

He has overtaken the previous favourite Robert Lewandowski in recent weeks.

Lionel Messi is settling into life at PSG

Messi will be eyeing his SEVENTH Ballon D’or after his switch from Barcelona to PSG.

Messi emotionally left Barcelona after scoring 38 goals in 47 games for the Catalan giants last season.

But the Argentine will face stiff competition for the accolade from Lewandowski who recently marked his 100th Champions league appearance with a sensational hat-trick for Bayern Munich against Benfica

Lewandowski appeared to be the obvious choice to scoop last year’s award after bagging 32 Bundesliga goals in 26 games and 55 in all competitions, helping the team win the treble.

But after last year’s award ceremony was cancelled, Lewandowski went on to score 41 goals in 34 league matches, as he broke Gerd Muller’s single-season record in the German top flight, as Bayern bagged another title last term.

Lewandowski is priced has drifted to 7/4 while Messi’s odds have been slashed to 2/5.

Ballon d’Or winner odds – William Hill

Lionel Messi 2/5 Robert Lewandowski 7/4 Karim Benzema 28/1 Mohamed Salah 28/1 Jorginho 33/1 Cristiano Ronaldo 50/1 Kevin de Bruyne 50/1Kylian Mbappe 50/1Ngolo Kante 50/1

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Ronaldo and Messi are both named in the Ballon d’Or all-time best XI

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