The Liverpool forward was among the first five players confirmed as contenders for the annual individual honour by France Football magazine on Monday evening.
He, of course, helped the Reds lift a sixth European Cup in Madrid in June, after a 97-point Premier League season, and reached the Africa Cup of Nations final with Senegal.
The winner of the prize will be announced at a ceremony in Paris on Monday December 2.
Ballon d'Or shortlist so far
Sadio Mane, Sergio Aguero, Frenkie de Jong, Hugo Lloris, Dusan Tadic.