Shocking decision! Kroos will end his rich career after the Euros. Real Madrid changed my life, says German legend

Toni Kroos has sent a shocking message to the world. After this year’s European Championships, he will retire from his professional career. The 34-year-old star midfielder says he wants to finish at the highest level.

The German footballer has had a rich football career. The brightest part of it was spent at Real Madrid, where he transferred in 2014.

In any case, he already had some success at Bayern, with whom he won the Champions League, the league title three times and the same number of trophies in the German Cup.

In any case, it was at Real that he collected the most awards. He has won LaLiga four times, and has also won the Champions League trophy four times. He also dominated the domestic cup with the Madrid giants in the 2022/23 edition.

Kroos has also celebrated success on the international stage. He has become a cornerstone of the German national team’s midfield lineup, with a gold medal from the 2014 World Cup.

The Greifswald native’s national team career will come to an end in 2021, and now his club career is also on the line, as renowned journalist Fabrizio Romano confirmed on the X platform.

“The transfer to Real Madrid changed my life. My life as a footballer, but above all as a person. It was the beginning of a new life at the biggest club in the world. Today, ten years later, at the end of the season, this life is coming to an end. I will never forget this successful and exciting decade!” said Kroos on his Instagram account.

“My ambition has always been to finish my career at the top level of performance. I am happy and proud that I found the right moment in my mind to make my decision and that I was able to choose it myself,” he added.

Source: BBC, X – Fabrizio Romano, Instagram – Toni Kroos