One day after the publication of his quotes from the documentary film KROOS, Toni Kroos has spoken again. The world champion in the service of Real Madrid doesn’t want his statements about his time with FC Bayern to be understood as a follow-up.
“After-stepping? Absolutely not,” Kroos wrote on Twitter: “Just a review of how I felt at the time as a 17/18-year-old, among others, without anyone being approached. It’s part of my way and a documentary. The bottom line was that it was a very successful time, but not a very great love.”
In the documentary, Kroos partly criticizes the way he deals with his person. “I’ve been told many times how great I am and how right I do everything. But I didn’t play,” said the 29-year-old about his first phase with the Bayern professionals from 2007 to 2009: “I really knew that I deserved more.
From 2009 to 2010, Kroos played on loan at Bayer Leverkusen and developed into a seasoned Bundesliga player. But even after his return to FC Bayern, he did not feel valued. Nevertheless, Kroos extended his contract with the FCB. A decision he regretted a few minutes later.
“During the signing Karl-Heinz Rummenigge made such a statement. Boah, but now you have a great contract’, according to the motto, then you have to play a little better now”, explains Kroos, who, according to his mother Birgit, had already found the attitude in Munich “too fancy” anyway.
Kroos left Bavaria after the World Cup triumph with the German national team in Brazil and moved to Real Madrid in 2014. At that time, contract negotiations with the association failed due to different salary expectations. A circumstance that President Uli Hoeneß today classifies as a mistake.
“Toni’s a super player. But there is no player in the world who does everything alone. A club sometimes has to make tough decisions. That was a hard one, perhaps the wrong one, no question,” Hoeneß said.
For Kroos, on the other hand, the switch to the royals was the right decision. At Real, the 29-year-old midfield strategist became a fixture in the star squad and won the Champions League three times.
