Can Rodri, football's ultimate team player, win the Ballon d'Or?

The 2024 Ballon d'Or winner will be announced at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris on Monday .

Rodri and Vinícius Júnior will be the first non-forward to win the award since Fabio Cannavaro in 2006 .

The award is decided by the votes of a panel of journalists from the top 100 ranked nations in the FIFA Men's Ranking .

Rodri is the best player in the world at his position, according to Luis de la Fuente .

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Rodri spent just one season working under Diego Simeone at Atlético Madrid , having moved to the Estadio Metropolitano from Villarreal in 2018 before City triggered his 62.6 million release clause 12 months later .

De La Fuente : "Rodri has it. He's a player who grabs his teammates' attention and influences action".

Rodri has been selected by his fellow professionals in England as part of the Premier League Team of the Year for the past two seasons .

City midfielder Ilkay Gündogan believes Rodri is one of the best players right now in the world.

Juanfran, who played with and against Rodri during his eight-year career with Atlético , says Rodri 's calmness and humility mark him out as a special player.