Lionel Messi odds-on to win 2023 Ballon D’or after Argentina World Cup win, Mbappe, Haaland & Neymar trail, Ronaldo 80/1

That trophy win was the one missing from Messi's outrageous honours collection.

Some suggested it could be easy for Messi, 35, to walk away from the game having 'completed it'.

But that was never a thought in his mind and he said after the game he was even going to continue playing as a world champion for Argentina.

He's normally up amongst the top of the betting market for this award anyway but a World Cup win means the others need to have a sensational 10 months to close that gap.

Kylian Mbappe is next best in the market at just 9/4, having scored a stunning hat trick himself in the Qatar final.

He still has so much to play for alongside Messi at PSG and the Golden Boot winner could find himself away from the Parisians to become the main star if a move transpires in the summer.

Erling Haaland is expected to continue his goal scoring exploits and is just behind at 4/1.

You'd suspect he'll have a big part to play in Manchester City's Champions League push - a trophy that means everything to the club.

It could be that a win on the continent would be enough for Haaland to win this, with his goal scoring numbers still off the scale.

Last year's winner Karim Benzema (8/1) is the same price as Kevin de Bruyne, with the pair just trailing Neymar (7/1).

Robert Lewandowski (12/1) is still looking to win one having been inexcusably overlooked in the past.

There's a host of players at 20/1, including England captain Harry Kane, with compatriot Phil Foden at 28/1.