Toni Kroos showed faith in Real Madrid.
Fabrizio Romano, a transfer market expert, commented on Cross’s comment on his SNS account on the 4th (Korea time). “Real adapted well to the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo, when Sergio Ramos left. And he always won the title. We won the UEFA Champions League twice without Ronaldo and Ramos. Now the players will adjust just as much without me,” Cross said.
Kroos is a midfielder who announced his retirement after the last season. He graduated from Bayern Munich Youth Academy and made his professional debut in 2007. Kroos started showing off his presence in earnest after returning from loan at Leverkusen in the 2009-10 season. He played as a regular for about seven years and played 205 games in total.
In the meantime, he has won numerous championships. He won four Bundesliga championships, three DFB Pokal, and one UEFA Champions League championship. In particular, in the 2012-13 season, he topped the Bundesliga, DFB Pokal, and UEFA Champions League, achieving treble.
He later joined the team ahead of the 2014-15 season. He was also a key midfielder in Real. He teamed up with Luka Modric and Casemiro to win the UEFA Champions League title for the third consecutive time from the 2015-16 season.
Entering the mid-30s, however, Real Madrid changed its position little by little. Real Madrid recruited Federico Valverde, Eduardo Camavinga, Aurelien Chouameni and Jude Bellingham in succession to replace the midfielders. With Casemiro already gone, it can build a strong midfield without Cross and Modric.
Of course, Cross played as an important player for Real last season as well. He played in 33 La Liga matches (24 starts and 9 substitutes), scoring one goal and eight assists. He ranks sixth in terms of time in his team, following Valverde and Bellingham in terms of midfielders’ resources. He also played in 12 UCL matches. Real won both matches. 메이저놀이터
Initially, the possibility of renewing the contract with Real was reported. With his contract ending this summer, he was most likely to extend the contract by one year. Suddenly, however, Cross announced his retirement. In late May, he said, “My career as an active soccer player will end after Euro 2022. As I always said, Real is and will continue to be my last club. I always wanted to finish my career when I was at the highest level.”