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Roma midfielder Nainggolan: Hazard will win Ballon d'Or if he...

Roma midfielder Radja Nainggolan is backing Chelsea midfielder Eden Hazard is reach the top in the game.

Nainggolan has tipped compatriot Eden Hazard to win the Ballon d'Or – but believes the winger must add goals to his game to compete with the world's best.

He told CNN: “I think he has the capacity to win it because, for me, he is a very talented player, a very good player and a decisive player.

“He make a difference on the pitch, but the only difference between him and, let's say, Neymar, Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi, is that they score much more than him.

“So I think that is the most important thing. It's the only difference between them, because for me Hazard is, let's say, in the world's top five."

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