Toni Kroos Signs Retirement, Real Madrid Is Dizzy

Toni Kroos is still an important player at Real Madrid (Instagram/@toni.kr8s).

JAKARTA - Real Madrid actually wants to renew Toni Kroos' contract. However, there is a discourse that the German midfielder wants to hang up his boots.

The idea of Madrid management (expanding the contract) collided with Kroos' idea. This condition clearly makes Los Blancos dizzy.

The 33-year-old midfielder thought he wanted to retire when Madrid were at the top level, for example, the La Liga champions.

Well, the possibility is wide open considering that Los Blancos are currently leading the standings. Their closest competitor is Girona who both have 45 points.

The problem is, Kroos is reluctant to talk about the current contract extension. He plans to make a decision towards the end of the season.

Like last season, Kroos always has a plan to decide whether to extend the contract or not in March-April.

At this old age, Kroos often thinks about hanging up his shoes. However, he did not want to retire in random circumstances.

Kroos had thoughts of leaving football when he became an important player who brought the team to the top level.

"There are one or two negative examples, that is, you can't leave football when you're no longer a player in people's minds."

"I don't want that to happen to me," said the German player shortly after signing his last contract, extension until 2024, at Marca.

His desire to retire cannot be separated from the emergence of new players who shift his position as Madrid starters.

At the start of this season, Kroos had become a substitute in three of the first four matches. This made him think further that the signs of his career had arrived.

However, Kroos is still able to compete with the younger Madrid players. In fact, he was able to establish his name as an untouched starter.

Kroos took over the central line leadership of Los Blancos who were assisted by Aurelien Tchouameni and Eduardo Camavinga.

Madrid still needs his abilities. He has played 23 of the team's 24 matches in all competitions.

Toni Kroos became Madrid's main assist scorer with six assists. The record is similar to Rodrygo's.

It's just that, the warning that he is starting to shift from a starter, which is a sign of the dusk of his career, plus his good performance this season further strengthens Kroos to retire.

According to the philosophy of football, hang up your shoes in the most memorable way.

"Therefore, this is the right time to leave," Kroos assured many that he would be leaving the Santiago Bernabeu.

Kroos' still convincing performance made Madrid not hesitate to offer a contract extension, at least one more season.

Los Blancos' belief cannot be separated from Kroos' striking comments.

"I feel like this season has gone as well as the last nine seasons in Madrid. Why isn't the following season going well? I'm still enjoying football and I'm hungry for the title," he said.

However, Kroos' statement means a lot. Some argue that the title the midfielder is referring to is the German national team.

You see, there was a lot of discussion in German media that Kroos would return to defend Der Panzer at Euro 2024 as a sweet closing tournament before retiring.

It's not impossible, Kroos separated from Real Madrid at the end of last season to appear at Euro 2024 to close his football career.