A year after retiring, Toni Kroos continues to impregnate the DNA of Real Madrid. Winner of a double Liga and Champions League in his last season at the Bernabéu, the German left the scene at the top, leaving a void that the White House still struggles to fill. In an interview with El Paísthe former midfielder evokes a long mature decision: “My goal has always been to go to the top. I could have continued two or three seasons, but I didn't want to. ”
Arrived in 2014 from Bayern Munich, Kroos played ten seasons with Real, establishing himself as one of the best fields of field of his generation, if not all time. If he confides in not regretting anything, he recognizes that the transition has not been obvious: “I stopped what I have been doing since I was six years old. It is a radical change. “ The 2014 world champion remains lucid on the impact of his absence: “The post of axial environment is fundamental in modern football. Look at what happened to City with Rodri's injury. An axial medium or a pivot is missing when it is not there. Since my retirement, I noticed, like all the other supporters of the team, that the season was not easy. And people said: Ah, it's because Toni Kroos is not there! “And all I wanted was that it goes well and that they stop saying that.” A declaration full of class of the German player, who hopes, like all Merengues supporters, from the reinforcement to the post of midfielder. For the moment, Real can count on a fit tchouameni, but it will be necessary to support it for the exercise 2025-2026.
