In the offices of the Real Madrid There is something that worries more than the arrival of Kylian Mbappé to the Bernabéu: Toni Kroos’ decision about its renewal. The German has publicly commented that he has not yet decided what he will do and the club knows that this is not a strategy to condition a future negotiation. That’s just how Toni is.
An “inappropriate” Ancelotti
The midfielder is thinking about something that his coach Carlo Ancelotti He commented at a press conference when asked about the German’s decision: “I believe that one has to stop when he is at the top, but he has to choose. If you ask me about Kroos, this may be the year that has given the highest performance or it may be the next one. Because since he started playing he has always maintained the same performance. He has a high performance throughout his career. But I am one of those who think that footballers have to stop at a high point in their career. Like the coaches.”
In the club offices these words have not bothered, but they are described as “inappropriate, because they don’t help.” Madrid has conveyed to the player its desire for him to continue because Florentino PerezJosé Ángel Sánchez and Juni Calafat know that the loss of Kroos would be a serious problem for the team, which does not have another player of his profile in the squad. Toni, at 34 years old, is performing at an excellent level this season in which the new tactical drawing favors him. Being more supported by players with enormous physical display such as Tchouaméni, Camavinga or Valverde, this allows him to focus more on development and free himself from more physically demanding tasks.
After years playing alongside Casemiro and Luka Modric, the Brazilian left for England in search of new challenges, and the Croatian is debating between going to Saudi Arabia to continue playing for a couple more seasons with a multimillion-dollar contract, or joining the Madrid’s technical structure together with Ancelotti. What seems clear is that It will be Luka’s last season on the Bernabéu pitch. And that will give Kroos even more prominence by remaining the only veteran of the white midfield.
Toni Kroos and Luka Modric. / EFE
The Euro Cup and its “signing” for 60 million
There is a disturbing aspect in the club. Kroos has confirmed that will play the Eurocup with Germany. And that has two readings. The first is that if you decide to play it, He could be thinking about hanging up his boots after playing that tournament in his country in front of his family and friends. The other, the “official” one, is that if he plays it it will be to say goodbye to the Mannschaft and do his last service to Real Madrid by renewing for one more year, as requested by the locker room, the club and the fans. Going out on the market to sign a player in Kroos’ hierarchy would mean the club, according to its own estimates, paying a transfer fee of around 60-80 million euros. That is why they consider that his renewal would be the best possible signing for a midfield in which the German also oversees the generational change.
Those most optimistic about his permanence in the Bernabéu offices cling to the fact that even Birgit Kämmer, the player’s mother, has stated that she hopes that “Toni accepts Real Madrid’s renewal proposal to make Ancelotti and his teammates happy.” And there Carletto picked up the gauntlet, warning that “parents must always be respected.” The coach has a special relationship with Kroos, because he is the player who plays the role of pure midfielder that he played at Milan.
The Italian wanted to take pressure off the player, pointing out that “it is a decision that Toni will make in the right time and in the best way.” But time is against him, especially if he is really considering playing the Euro Cup in his country with his national team, because the calendar only has one more window of international matches, the one that will be played in March. . In the locker room and in the club they prefer to think that Kroos still has the strength to continue being important in the squad for another season. Because the crux of the matter is not how this ends, he will do so, without a doubt, in one of the best moments of his career. The key is whether he will last to maintain the level next time, because What Kroos does not want is to be relegated to the situation that his friend Modric is going through this season.
2024-02-23 06:57:51
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