Spanish press reports revealed that Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti tried to convince the German Tony Cross The team’s star midfielder has decided not to retire from football at the present time, before the German makes his final decision.
Tony Cross
Club announced real madrid The Spaniard said that his German star, Toni Kroos, decided to end his football career, after the tournament European Nations Cup Euro 2024, which will be held in Germany this summer.
According to the Spanish newspaper “Marca”, Toni Kroos informed coach Carlo Ancelotti of his decision to leave Real Madrid and retire yesterday, and the coach tried to persuade him to stay, but the German international stuck to his decision, which frustrated the Italian coach and spoiled his plans for the new season.
According to the newspaper, Ancelotti asked Toni Kroos to reconsider his decision and stay at the club for at least one more season, but his words did not change Kroos’ decision.
Consequently, Toni Kroos will bid farewell to the Santiago Bernabéu later this week against Real Betis, while he will play his last ever match for the club at Wembley Stadium against Borussia Dortmund.
Toni Kroos will certainly leave a void in the Merengue dressing room that will be almost impossible to fill. But the club has a plan ready, especially in light of the presence of Fede Valverde, Aurelien Chouamini, Eduado Camavinga and Jude Bellingham, in addition to veteran Luka Modric who is close to staying.
Toni Kroos retires
The Spanish club, Real Madrid, announced today, Tuesday, that its German star, Toni Kroos, has decided to end his football career after the European Nations Cup, “Euro 2024”, which will be held in Germany this summer..
Real Madrid issued an official statement today, Tuesday, saying: “We announce that Toni Kroos has decided to end his career as a player after the UEFA Euro 202.”“.
He added: “We want to express our gratitude and love to Toni Kroos, a player who has already become part of Real Madrid’s history and one of the great legends of our club and world football.”“.
Toni Kroos’s career
He continued: “Toni Kroos arrived at our club in 2014, and was a key player in one of the most successful periods in Real Madrid’s 122-year history. During the ten seasons that he defended our shirt, he won 22 titles in 463 matches so far: 4 European Cups, 5 Club World Cups, 4 European Super Cups, 4 Leagues, 1 King’s Cup and 4 Spanish Super Cups.
He continued: “In addition to his titles with Real Madrid, Kroos became a world champion with the German national team in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. With Bayern Munich, he won the European Cup (1), the Club World Cup (1), the European Super Cup (1), and the German League. (3), German Cups (3), and the German Super Cup (2).
He continued: “At the individual level, Toni Kroos was included in the FIFA squad three times, and he was chosen as the best playmaker in 2014 by the International Federation of History and Statistics, and he won the Golden Ball as the best player in the 2007 U-17 World Cup in Korea.”“.
He concluded: “Toni Kroos will forever remain in the hearts of all Madrid fans for his excellence in football and because he is a player who gave everything for this shirt and always represents the values of Real Madrid. Real Madrid wishes him and his family all the best in this new phase of his life.”“.
Toni Kroos’s replacement
Meanwhile, press reports revealed that the Spanish club Real Madrid is planning to sign Argentine star Mac Allister, the Liverpool midfielder, during the summer transfer period..
Real Madrid is trying to strengthen its ranks further by signing new deals and renewing the contracts of the main Merengue players..
The Spanish newspaper “Mundo Deportivo” confirmed that Real Madrid is planning to support the Merengue midfield in the near future by including the Liverpool star, as it wants to sign the Argentine Mac Allister, the 2022 World Cup champion, to compensate for the departure of Toni Kroos during the summer 2025 transfer period..
The newspaper added that the Real Madrid management believes that McAllister will be the appropriate player to compensate for the loss of Toni Kroos and Luka Modric in the midfield after the current season..
The newspaper explained that Real Madrid has already begun contacting Liverpool to inquire about the status of the Argentine Reds star, but so far there is nothing official yet, and Alistair’s contract with Liverpool includes a release clause of 60 million pounds sterling, which Real Madrid or any other club can activate..
Argentine Alexis McAllister contributed 13 goals with Liverpool in 45 matches since his arrival to the Reds during the last summer transfer period, where he scored 6 goals and assisted 7 others.