Ahead of the 2021 Ballon d'Or awards on Monday in Paris, we take a look at the betting odds for the prestigious trophy.

The reigning holder is Lionel Messi who picked up the trophy in 2019. There was no award in 2020 due to the Covid 19 pandemic.

The Argentine is likely to be in the mix again but will be pushed hard for the trophy by Robert Lewandowski of Bayern Munich, Karim Benzema of Real Madrid and Mohamed Salah of Liverpool.

Here are the betting odds from Skybet for this year's Ballon d'Or winner:

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