Mbappe targets Ligue 1 goalscoring record at PSG next season

2023-06-05 12:50

Mbappe targets Ligue 1 goalscoring record at PSG next season


Kylian Mbappe says he has his sights set on Ligue 1 top scorer in six consecutive seasons next year after he equaled Jean-Pierre Papin's streak of five consecutive Golden Boots League record.


Mbappe scored his 29th league goal of the season in PSG 's final game on Saturday as PSG beat Clermont 3-2 to reclaim the top scorer chart in Ligue 1.

The Frenchman was named Ligue 1 player of the season for the fourth time in a row last week.

The 24 -year-old has been the league's top scorer every year since his permanent move to Paris Saint-Germain in 2018 and shared the Golden Boot with Monaco's Wissam Ben Yedder in 2019-20 .

" My top scorer award? I'm very happy. We won the title. I'm still top scorer and top player. It's fantastic," said Mbappe, who is also PSG 's all-time top scorer.

" It is true that it was at the end of the season when we won the title, it was a personal goal and I achieved it.

" I'm going down in history and I'm happy. But I still have a chance to beat Jean - Pierre Papin next year. "

Mbappe targets Ligue 1 goalscoring record at PSG next season

Three other players have won the Ligue 1 Golden Boot five times, but Papin was the first player to win five consecutive Golden Boots while playing for Marseille's Olympique from 1987 to 1992 .

after vowing to fulfill his in paris Following the Saint-Germain contract, Mbappe's words made it clear again that he would stay amid rumors of interest from Real Madrid, who had proposed to him in the past but failed to sign the French striker.

Mbappe extended his contract with Paris Saint-Germain last year until 2025 , but Sky Sports reports it was only a two-year deal with a player option for the third year - meaning Mbappe will be at the end of his contract next season. one year.