The 2024 Ballon d'Or ceremony will take place in Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris, France on October 28.
It's more than half a year left before the winner of the accolade is named but bookies have already defined the favourites. Let's have a look at them!
According to the odds provided by our betting partners Megapari, Real Madrid's star Jude Bellingham is the frontrunner with his odds placed at 4.0 (25% probability).
PSG's frontman Kylian Mbappe is a close second at 4.5 (22.2%). Harry Kane's goal-scoring exploits for Bayern Munich have earned him the third place in the rankings, which he is sharing with Man City's towering forward Erling Haaland. Both strikers are rated at 5.5 (18.2%).
Haaland's teammate Rodri is also in the top 6 but his odds of 10.0 (10%) suggest bookies don't have much faith in him.
Neither do they when it comes to Lionel Messi. The Argentinean already has eight Ballon d'Ors in his trophy cabinet but his chances to add the ninth trophy are equal to Rodri's: 10.0 (10%). Of course, Messi remains the biggest star at Inter Miami, but usually, only players from top European leagues win the Ballon d'Or.
