K. Mbappé recently gave an interview to José Félix Díaz, editorial director of AS, at Real Madrid's training ground. It was the French striker's first interview with the Spanish newspaper since joining Real Madrid. They had an in-depth discussion. In the third part of the interview, K. Mbappé spoke about Real Madrid's team foundation and winning mentality, his goal to keep winning everything, the Ballon d'Or as one of his personal objectives, and his hope that the Ballon d'Or returns to Real Madrid, among other topics.

Reporter: The championship will only be decided at the end of the season, at least in the Champions League. Now is the time for individual awards. I suppose you're also preparing for team awards at the end of the year.

K. Mbappé: Yes, indeed… because you need to build a solid team foundation at the squad level, collective defense, and so on. The coaching staff is also new for us. It's a new tactical setup. I think we're completely in the foundation-building stage for victories in the second half of the season.

Reporter: Individual awards are becoming increasingly popular in football, aren't they? They're being given more importance. But this is based on team play. Without your teammates, or any other teammate, it would be impossible to compete for these awards, wouldn't it?

K. Mbappé: No, it's impossible. That's why I consider it a privilege to play for a great club like Real Madrid. It gives you the best position to compete for team awards, individual awards, and brings you a feeling of happiness and honor… When you're part of Real Madrid, you have so many positive opportunities, so I always say that this is the club you should play for. It's the best club in the world, with the most glorious history, and it brings endless dreams to thousands of people.

Reporter: What haven't you won in football yet? We know you won the World Cup, but you haven't won the Champions League yet. What is your next major goal?

K. Mbappé: Everything. Everything. I think what I've won, we discussed a few minutes ago, let the past stay in the past. I still hunger to win everything. Including what I've won before, and what, as you just said, I haven't won yet. I think I'm a person full of desire to win, so I don't want to see others winning. I think this motivation drives me every day, which is why I wake up every day to win, to create my own victories, and to build with my team the foundation for competing for every championship. So when you're at the best club in the world, you never have to choose. You have to compete for everything, and we will try to win everything.

Reporter: The Ballon d'Or is not far away. I suppose this is an award that all players dream about, isn't it?

K. Mbappé: Yes, it's also very important. Very important. We just talked about competition, and the Ballon d'Or is also part of this competition. It's, of course, an individual award, so it's very important to distinguish between team and individual awards. It's an award given to one player, so individual performance carries great weight, but it's also part of the spirit of football, embodying that competitive spirit where you always want to be better than others, better than another team, better than another player, the best. I think that's very positive.

Reporter: Can Kylian Mbappé win the Ballon d'Or?

K. Mbappé: My opinion is that this could be a good year. I've already said that, but the final result doesn't depend on me. I think… my goal is always to help my teammates, do my best, and convince those who have the right to vote. Because ultimately, people like you vote, right? (laughs)

Note: José Félix Díaz, editorial director of AS, is a Spanish juror for the Ballon d'Or in 2025.

Reporter: Exactly.

K. Mbappé: Yes. So my job comes down to convincing those who vote through my play.

Reporter: And convincing them always through football achievements, isn't it?

K. Mbappé: Indeed, always, always. That's the foundation of everything. It's the foundation of everything. It's also the foundation of everything in my career, always on the pitch. Because I think I can say a lot of nice words with my mouth, but my best advocate is my feet. So I always want to speak with my feet. The rest is part of football, but I always try to focus on the pitch, on what I can do on the pitch.

Reporter: Who are your three main favorites? Or who do you think is the main favorite this year? I can't say yet.

K. Mbappé: Are you asking if I think I have the right to vote? (laughs)

Reporter: I can't say, but you can.

K. Mbappé: No, no, I think… I think it's not my concern, because I don't think about who will be chosen, who will be… No, I think, as I told you, I think about how I can win it, because what's most important to me, I think, more for myself, I hope that the Ballon d'Or can return to Real Madrid. It's the best club in the world. Let it return to the Bernabéu, to the hands of the Whites, to all these fans, bringing joy to those who deserve it most. Being a Real Madrid player means competing for every award. And the Ballon d'Or is one of them, and I will fight hard to try to bring it back to Real Madrid. You've seen my predecessors; many people have successfully brought it here, and I want to be one of them.

Reporter: That doesn't contradict winning team championships. They actually complement each other, don't they?

K. Mbappé: No, they complement each other. I think, as I told you, you just said that now is the time for individual awards, but I also said that now is the time to lay the foundation for team championships, which will come in the second half of the season. Because we can't sleep for six months and then after six months say we want to win everything. Football doesn't work that way, it's not that simple. That's why we're very focused, and I think that now with the coach, with the club, with the system we have, we know very well what we need to do, but we have to prove it on the pitch, as always.

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