Mbappe sets sights on winning the Ballon d'Or
Kylian Mbappe is confident he "will win" the Ballon d'Or, insisting he knows what he must do to land the prestigious individual accolade.
The Real Madrid forward has scored nine goals in his first 15 LaLiga appearances since joining Los Blancos from Paris Saint-Germain.
However, he has found the net just once in the opening five games of Madrid's UEFA Champions League defence.
The Champions League is the title that has eluded Mbappe over the years, with the 2018 FIFA World Cup winner coming closest when he helped PSG reach the 2019-2020 final, where it lost to Bayern Munich.
Nevertheless, the 25-year-old believes he is at the "best club" to win Europe's premier club competition, while there are other notable achievements on his wish list.
"Which top trophy is left for me? The [UEFA] Champions League, that's why I’m at the best club," Mbappe said in an interview on French television.
"And the Euros, and why not make it to the Olympics one day? Individual trophies count, too, like the Ballon d'Or. I know what I have to do to win it, a lot of things on and off the field. When I do everything I need to do to win it, I will win it."
Mbappe also addressed his recent omissions from Didier Deschamps's France squad for its UEFA Nations League campaign.
"The France national team has always been the highest level of football," he said. "My love for the France national team hasn't changed.
"Yes, I miss it, because I haven't been there for a long time. In September, I asked the coach not to go. I had just arrived in Madrid. I had a very short vacation. The coach insisted that I go.
"After October, I got injured, I wasn’t on the list. I was talking to them, and the coach told me it was better not to call me up. He's the boss, I'm behind him. I wanted to go, but I can't say why they didn't call me."
