The unthinkable.
The full list of nominees has Leo and Ronaldo leading the pack.
Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Sergio Aguero, Alisson Becker, Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema, Edinson Cavani, Thibaut Courtois, Kevin De Bruyne, Roberto Firmino, Diego Godin, Antoine Griezmann, Eden Hazard, Isco, Harry Kane, N’Golo Kante, Hugo Lloris, Mario Mandzukic, Sadio Mane, Marcelo, Kylian Mbappe, Luka Modric, Neymar, Paul Pogba, Ivan Rakitic, Sergio Ramos, Mohamed Salah, Luis Suarez, Jan Oblak and Raphael Varane.
However,in a surprising turn of events at the halfway mark in voting the rumour doing the rounds is that Messi and Ronaldo seem to have fallen by the wayside and the top three places have been taken by Luka Modric,Raphael Varane and Kylian Mbappe.
The official video released by L’Equipe is adding fuel to the fire.