Gerrard wanted to sign Kroos for Liverpool before he went to Real Madrid

Toni Kroos He signed for Real Madrid in 2014 arriving free from Bayern Munich. The German had several teams interested in him and one of them was Liverpool, as he has revealed Gerrard in the new version of his autobiography.

“God only helps those who try, so even though it seemed like a ridiculous thing to me, I tried,” he wrote about Kroos a Gerrard who at that time helped Liverpool when making signings. “I had a kind of unofficial role at the club, that of persuading great footballers to come to Liverpool. Our big goal for 2014 was too optimistic. Brendan Rodgers loved Kroos and asked me to call him. Liverpool thought that an offer would have much more impact if it also came from my hand, that's why they asked me, “he explains. Gerrard.

“I knew that Madrid were about to make an offer to Bayern, so I felt a bit uncomfortable when I sent a message to Kroos. Toni was very respectful and did not make me look like a real idiot, because shortly after he signed for Madrid, “he says Gerrard who adds that “he ignored me, everything was in a nice exchange of messages and I wished him good luck.”