Goal's chief correspondent Peter Staunton is one of 55 voters for the Goal 50 and the Real Madrid midfielder was his top pick - do you agree?
Luka Modric the No.1 player in the world in 2017, Lionel Messi only seventh best and not a single Juventus player among the top 25 - those are the controversial views of Goal's Peter Staunton.
As ever, the Goal 50 is already provoking plenty of debate - despite the fact that the release of this year's list of the 50 finest footballing talents in the game today is still two days away.