Kylian Mbappe makes bold Ballon d’Or admission: “I have a good feeling”

Kylian Mbappe makes bold Ballon d’Or admission: “I have a good feeling” Real Madrid get their 2026-27 Champions League campaign underway on Tuesday, as they host Inter Milan in MD1 of the league phase. Jose Mourinho’s side will fancy their chances of claiming La Decimosexta come next June, although they must out right the wrongs of the previous two seasons. The 2023-24 Champions League was the last time that Real Madrid won a major trophy, and it was just before Kylian Mbappe joined from Paris Saint-Germain. However, the Frenchman is not interested in how things have played out in the past, as he told the media prior to the Inter match (via MD ). “I only think about the games that are coming. My little experience at Real Madrid tells me that I don’t have to think long. I only think about how I can help the team and how to start the Champions League well.” Mbappe: We can’t control everyone’s opinion Mbappe was asked about his on-field relationship with Jude Bellingham and Vinicius Junior, although he refused to be drawn much on the matter. “I have one more vision of the team. I’m not on the subject of taking three players out of the collective. It is completely normal that it is done and that journalists do it because that is what sells and it is normal, but I am not in that. The fact that Vinicius and I are not compatible is one more opinion of the millions that there are about Real Madrid because it is the biggest club in the world. We can’t control all opinions and that’s why we focus on what we can control, which is to try to win every game.” He was also asked to assess his chances of winning the 2026 Ballon d’Or, which will be awarded next month. The 27-year-old is in with an excellent shout, having won the Golden Boot at the 2026 World Cup – in the process, he also became the top scorer in the World Cup history. “I think that when you play for Real Madrid, it naturally associates you with this type of award. Of course, when I see many people on the street talk to me about the Ballon d’Or and that is very positive. Of course, I have made a lot of history in the most important competition in this sport, and I have a good feeling, but people have the power to choose. “I always think about (being considered the best player in the world) but it is something that is very personal and everyone has their opinion. It’s not a debate you have to have because everyone can’t think like me. This year may be a good year for me to win the Ballon d’Or but it’s the journalists who are going to vote.”