City, England – E get wetin dey happen for football world wey fit make you reason twice. Rodri, di man wey hold di Ballon d'Or in 2024, don gatz for season because of serious knee injury wey chop am in September. Na wah! How we go fit gree say person wey get trophy no fit defend am? (E be like say person don carry wahala for house, wetin we go do now?)
As im don waka go, di field don open like market for new contenders wey wan show wetin dem fit do. Di tussle for di Balon d’Or go be real show as competition don hot small small during di European campaign and di Club World Cup. No be wetin we fit look down on o!
You fit remember say di 2024-25 season no get as much international tournaments like di past two seasons, so now na club performances go determine who go carry di prestigious prize. No be all players go fit shine for dem national teams, but for club level, na dem dey shine pass. (E get some players wey dey enjoy life for field, but dem dey struggle for national team; na dis one wey no dey balance).
So, who go fit take di crown as di top dog if no be Rodri? Dis na di million-dollar question wey everybody dey ask. As usual, GOAL don dey on ground gisting about di main contenders and di pretenders wey go fit take di title. Na so we go see who be di top 20:
20. Paco Alcacer don waka go Emirates Club after long time for UAE. Age no dey stop am, wey we go see wetin e go do next.
19. Arthur Masuaku don leave Besiktas, now e dey type of Sunderland. Naija padi even fit carry am for na so.
18. Rick Karsdorp dey follow dey look for new family after dem no renew im contract for PSV. Na small small, im go find wetin fit work.
17. Lucas Vazquez dey shine for Real Madrid, but him need quick decision as Espanyol dey wan dash am contract again.
16. Daler Kuzyaev don waka from Le Havre, but wetin fit happen to am next, na only time go tell.
15. Grady Diangana don leave West Brom, dier wan know how e go fit land another deal.
14. Lincoln dey free like bird after he bounce for Fenerbahce. Who go take am up?
13. Farid El Melali na serious wahala, no be say e dey find trouble o, na public indecency wey carry am for ground. E no easy!
12. Christian Eriksen don end im time for Man United. E get wetin dey talk about wetin fit happen next.
11. Hakim Ziyech dey find new world after fit story for Galatasaray and now Qatar. Hope e fit settle down.
10. Davide Calabria dey also dey shine as ex-Milan captain wey dey attract attention from Crystal Palace.
9. Josh Dasilva dey fight injury but him go continue for his club for rehab. We dey cheer am!
8. Sergio Reguilon dey find new adventure after barely playing anything for Spurs, no easy!
7. Danny Ings, likey don’t dey think of Wrexham as adventure wey dey bubble.
6. Abdoulaye Doucoure don step out from Everton as e search for new home.
5. Victor Lindelof dey carry big weight as him dey exit United.
4. Kurt Zouma no dey leave cat matter behind as e go free from West Ham.
3. Josh Brownhill dey think of West Ham but Celtic dey also gree interest.
2. Dominic Calvert-Lewin dey hot cake; di guy fit choose where to go since he dey free.
1. Takehiro Tomiyasu dey need breakthrough since injury don hold am tight. E dey search for new chapter in him life.
As we dey hot about dem players wey dey available, make we also salivate for di news wey dey drop about Jonathan David from Lille wey dey waka go Arsenal. Dem dey call Arsenal di hottest club for market now. Na true we dey feel di heat, or we just dey sidon dey jabber? Na time go show!
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