Manchester City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne believes he's close to winning the Ballon d'Or.
De Bruyne is regularly touted as one of the best players in the Premier League and has been challenged by Pep Guardiola to become one of the best five players in the world.
"Probably not too far," De Bruyne declared on Sky Sports.
"But who am I to decide that? I just try to be the best I can be. I've been playing well over the last few years and even last season, I had a lot of injuries but the times that I was on the pitch, I was doing OK. Even in Germany, I had good years and I felt happy, but who decides that [the best footballers], I don't know, but I think I'm pretty close.