Kroos: “I want to retire at Real Madrid”

Toni Kroos It is one more meringue. The German midfielder has earned the love of Santiago Bernabeu for his good work on the field of play and also with gestures such as the victory he made when he was substituted in the final of the Champions from 2017. He arrived in 2014 and now, at the age of 30, he does not hesitate to assert that his desire is to hang his boots on the Madrid. “My intention is to fulfill the contract that I have (ends in June 2023). Then I will be 33 years old and all the options: stay here, leave or end my career. Of course, my wish is to finish my career here at Real”, He indicated in an interview with GQ.

Kroos He is the son of a coach and a soccer player's brother (Felix Kroos plays at Union Berlin). Everything points to the fact that it will be difficult for him to get away from the ball the day he retires, and he admits it openly, although he is not entirely sure about emulating his father. “I imagine myself with a job in football, but not really as a coach at the highest level. Especially since I would once again immerse myself in what bothers me the most about football: those trips, the fact of not going home for weeks. I don't like it ”, he revealed.

On the other hand, he spoke about the return of football after this coronavirus crisis and the consequences that the pandemic will have for football in the short, medium and long term. “It will return to the point of before the crisis. It has to do with competitiveness today, with the excessive pressure to win, also due to the media. If there is the possibility of re-disbursing the same amount of money as before the crisis, it will be done, ”he said, inquiring about the transfer market.