Cameroon legend Joseph-Antoine Bell can't see Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah winning this year's Ballon d'Or.
Bell, a former goalkeeper for Cameroon and Salah's youth club in Egypt Al Mokawloon, says it's 'hard to say' the 29-year-old deserves the award.
He told ESPN: "Salah has had a fantastic season, but he also did that last year.
"There's no doubt that Salah is clearly among the best players in the world, but we have to be honest about this.
"When people talk about who should win the Ballon d'Or, they always ask, 'What did he win?' and we have to apply this to everyone.
"Salah wasn't champion of England, he wasn't champion of Africa, whereas others won things, so it makes it very hard to say that Salah deserves the Ballon d'Or more than other people."
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