Real Madrid and their fans got the signature of Toni Kroos from Bayer at just 24 million euros which is one of the cheapest transfers in modern football.
Kroos was a top and sensational young talent in Bavaria, and he went on to become one of the very best midfielders in the world in Madrid, winning three straight Champions Leagues with Luka Modric and Casemiro alongside him. And he still has a chance at a fourth in 2021/22.
In 2014 he moved from the Bayer to real Madrid though he was very closed on joining man united instead.At one point, everything was even agreed for the German international to make his way to Old Trafford.
This this what he said in an interview following his reflection on him almost joining united eight years ago instead of Manchester United, via the Daily Mail:
“I don’t have these what-if-thoughts. Because there are no real answers to them. The only thing I can say with certainty is that I probably wouldn’t have won the Champions League three times with Manchester United.”
That’s clear to see. Because that same year, a Real Madrid player left the club after the World Cup Final, losing to Kroos’ Germany, and La Decima for Manchester United. And Angel Di Maria’s career was never the same again after he went to Old Trafford. He would never capture the limelight or the same success and respect that he did in Madrid. Bastian Schweinsteiger, Robin van Persie, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, and now Cristiano Ronaldo are among the titanic footballers who moved to United in recent years and regretted the transfer.
At Real Madrid and the laliga, Kroos is wildly successful, incredibly respected, and fits the culture of the club perfectly with his quiet, constant desire for excellence. And Madridistas are forever grateful to both Bayern and United for the fact that Kroos ended up being a serial winner in the Spanish capital.
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