Toni Kroos

[bondsman]

I doubt that. Kroos' game depends a lot less heavily on speed and physicality than Fernandinho's. I don't see why Kroos can't go on and have a Pirlo/Alonso-esque tail end of his career.

Don’t think he was as good as either to be fair.

 

[Txiki Txiki Bang Bang]

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City manager will do everything possible to acquire Kroos, with the 31-year-old midfielder set to give his answer to the request on Jan. 1.

And with the World Cup set to take place in 2022, he is keen to move for first-team football to ensure a place in the Germany side, having made just one appearance in LaLiga ahead of El Clasico against Barcelona on Sunday (stream live on ESPN+ at 10:15 a.m. ET).

 

[Txiki Txiki Bang Bang]

Midfield maestro

 

[Blue Smarties]

United will sign him and Sneijder.

 

[TCIB]

Seems a bit of a strange one as we seem ok in midfield for now. If he was 21 and one we wanted to take over from someone i can see the logic in that. Not that i would be against it, it just seems we need to be looking at a striker more. He would be rotating anyway so he would not be playing game in game out, probably enough to make sure his national coach notices though i suppose.

Pep loves his midfielders though and Kroos is one of the best around who we don't already have. Seems strange for a couple of seasons at best we would have him on top form. Could be just paper talk this from camp Kroos but we shall see i suppose.

 

[Gabriel]

Strange one. If we were still in the League Cup come early January, I could kind of see us going for him. Mahrez will be off on ACON duties, and if Sterling’s situation hasn’t improved, we may feel the need for another midfielder if Bernardo or Foden are needed out wide; I know Palmer could also play there.

Signing someone in the winter window is always fraught with difficulties, but he’s worked with Guardiola so presumably wouldn’t take time to get up to speed. He’s also another calm head and the kind Guardiola likes when we’ve stopped playing to our strengths, ala yesterday’s second half.

Not saying we should sign him, simply fathoming out whether there could be any logic to doing so.

 

[Gaz (FMwkdsoul)]

Kroos & Modric & Busquets next season, gotta love the spanish press.

 

[kun]

Thanks but no thanks

 

[Mad 4 It]

Is this because someone is leaving? Hope it’s not Bernie

 

[Semper aggressus]

He’s too old and slow now isn’t he?

Grealish, Bernardo, Foden, Mahrez and Gundogan are all better than him.