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After Ballon d’Or, Mbappé targets trophies with Real Madrid

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Kylian Mbappé wants to prioritise team trophies with Real Madrid after finishing second in the Ballon d’Or, according to Spanish daily AS. The French striker believes titles won with the Madrid club could help him secure the individual award, having scored 100 goals in 116 matches, the newspaper reports.

Kylian Mbappé, the French Real Madrid striker, wants to prioritise team trophies after finishing second in the Ballon d’Or, Spanish newspaper AS says in an article published on 1 November and cited by La Nouvelle Tribune.

Mbappé has scored 100 goals in 116 matches for the Madrid club, but has won only the UEFA Super Cup and the Intercontinental Cup with them. “This year, we are going to win titles,” he told Real Madrid TV. According to AS, team success is now his priority and could also help his individual ambitions.

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