In 2019, after the contract renewal with Real Madrid, Toni Kroos mentioned that at 33 it would be a good time to hang up the boots.
It is precisely that age that he will have when his signature with the merengue painting expires and he even declared that this extension was premeditated.
“The duration of the contract was chosen consciously. 33 would be a good age to retire, but then I will have the opportunity to choose if I do not want to do something after all,” he said in an interview with Sport Bild.
Today, July 2, 2021, the 31-year-old midfielder announced his retirement from the German national team.
“I decided long ago that this (Euro 2021) would be my last championship. I want to focus as much as possible with my goals at Real Madrid for the next few years. I also want to be able to allow myself some rest, something that I have not been able to do in the last eleven years as international with Germany. And above all, I want to be able to spend more time with my wife and three children, “he wrote.
As he already closed the door with his country and remembered the words he said two years ago, the question of whether he will soon decide to move away from the fields is latent.
And it is that Toni has also mentioned that he would never play in the United States, China or Qatar, countries that in recent years have hosted the decline of careers of several footballers.
Kroos can already boast a World Cup, four Champions League, 5 Club World Cups. What’s more; three Leagues, three Cups and a German Super Cup; two leagues and two Spanish Super Cups; and 4 European Super Cups. However, he will seek to reap more titles with Madrid until 2023 when his employment relationship ends, and from there make a decision about his continuity in football.
– Toni Kroos (@ToniKroos) July 2, 2021
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