On a day like today, in 2014, the Real Madrid made the signing official Toni Kroos. The midfielder, who was 24 years old at the time, experienced his coming-out at the Santiago Bernabeu just four days after proclaiming himself world champion with Germany in the Brazil World Cup 2014.
The white club paid 25 million euros to Bayern Munich for the transfer of the footballer, who had one year left on his contract in Bavaria. Kroos he did not feel sufficiently valued by the Bayern leadership upon receiving a renewal offer that he considered insufficient despite being a fundamental piece for Jupp Heynckes first and for Guardiola after. The Catalan coach had him under his command for only one season and actively and passively claimed the renewal of his pupil.
However, the player’s decision to leave the Bayern He was firm and Madrid he only needed to pay 25 million euros for his transfer. Seen the seen, one of the biggest bargains that are remembered. Undisputed starter since his debut against Sevilla in the European Super Cup disputed in Cardiff on August 12, 2014 (he had only done one training when returning from vacation), Kroos He has been one of the most important strategic signings of recent times in European football.
The Bayern lost one of its best players (that same summer Xabi Alonso arrived at the request of Guardiola); the Barçacommissioned by Luis Enriqueopted for Ivan Rakitic when he had Kroos shot, and the Madrid recruited the most dominant midfielder of his generation who would eventually form a partnership with casemiro y Modric essential to win four Champions.
Kroos landed on his feet
“I am incredibly proud to be here. There is nothing more beautiful and I thank Real Madrid for this opportunity. They have given me the opportunity to play for the most important club in the world. I also thank Bayern for the opportunity to take this step,” he said. Kroos in his first words as a white player.
“I know that here it is necessary to win titles, but this is an encouragement for me and I think I am the right man for it. In 2013 I won the Championsin 2014 he did Madrid and my wish is to win it again this year. I hope that this trust can reciprocate. I’m going to give everything for this club and its fans. Hala Madrid! ”, She proclaimed in his presentation.
The rest is history: Toni Kroos It is one of the banners of the Madrid, one of the most decisive midfielders in the world and a tireless winner as evidenced by his track record in white: four Champions Leagues (five in total), three Leagues, four Club World Cups, three European Super Cups and three Spanish Super Cups. His only mole, the Copa del Rey, the only title he hasn’t won.
With Madrid he has played 365 games in all competitions, in which he has scored 25 goals and distributed 84 assists.
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