Toni Kroos has written himself into the Real Madrid history books. The German has shaped part of the exceptional midfield in Madrid's records along Casemiro and Luka Modric.
Just as he's is being most criticised, after a primary leg to be desired, Toni Kroos once more reminded 'The Daily Mail' that he became very near signing for Manchester United simply before he settled on a pass to the Bernabeu.
"I knew ahead that United desired me. Moyes virtually underlined that. It changed into a surely pleasant afternoon with very excellent human beings. We talked loads approximately United's football plan, which satisfied me. But we additionally got to recognise each other as people. We knew pretty a piece approximately the Moyes own family afterwards. We mentioned how we lived and the way all of us imagined existence as a family", found out Kroos.
The German assured that they had "a verbal settlement". "The next step ought to be to study everything instant in Manchester. The move might not had been that complex. After all, we simplest had one child at the time, seven months vintage. It would all have worked", he brought.
"I'm not someone who thinks approximately hypotheticals. Yes, it turned into near. I almost went to Manchester United. But this is not how things became out. I do not have those what-if-mind. Because there are no real answers to them. The best aspect I can say with fact is that I possibly wouldn't have received the Champions League 3 times with Manchester United."