Toni Kroos’ contract, which expires in the summer, is a current topic at Real Madrid. For Carlo Ancelotti, however, it is quite simple: the midfielder decides for himself whether he wants to play longer.
Toni Kroos will celebrate his 33rd birthday a few days after the turn of the year. Slowly but surely, the question of when and where he wants to end his career as a player is also coming into focus for him.
The club seems to be clear: he will play his last game as a professional footballer in a Real jersey. Now the question remains when that game will be played.
According to the current status, it could already be the end of the current season. After all, his contract in Madrid expires at the end of the season. It’s been nine years since he joined Los Blancos. Since then he has played 376 competitive games for the club and won various titles.
Whether the working paper is extended again or not is up to Kroos himself. This has now been confirmed by Carlo Ancelotti. The Italian finds this topic “simple” (via Sportbild): “New Kroos contract? He decides whether he stays or not.”
The coach thus shows the great importance that the 106-time ex-Germany international has at Real. Not many players are given the opportunity to decide for themselves whether to leave their club. The native of Greifswald is still an important regular player for Ancelotti.
According to Sky reporter Florian Plettenberg, talks about a possible one-year extension should be started “soon”. He also emphasizes the very good relationship between club and player.
A decision should be made by February at the latest, as Marca recently reported. This gives Madrid enough lead time to plan the squad for next season. Either with or without Kroos.
This article was originally published on 90min.com as Ancelotti: ‘It’s simple’ – The Kroos extension scoreline at Real Madrid.