‘Thank God not all players look only at salary but also at winning’: Toni Kroos takes aim at Premier League money chasers and England’s lack of European success – after ex-Real Madrid team-mate Casemiro joined Man United on £375,000-a-week deal
- Toni Kroos has blasted players who go to the Premier League for money alone
- The Real Madrid star also pointed out English teams’ lack of success in Europe
- Kroos helped Los Blancos defeat Liverpool in the Champions League final in May
- His words come after former team-mate Casemiro joined Man United in August
- The 30-year-old signed a four-year, £375,000-a-week deal with the Red Devils
Toni Kroos has blasted players who move to the Premier League for money alone.
The Real Madrid midfielder’s words come after former Los Blancos team-mate Casemiro joined Manchester United on a four-year, £375,000-a-week deal in August.
But Kroos told the OMR podcast that the money in English football does not guarantee European success.
Toni Kroos (left) has blasted footballers who move to the Premier League for money alone
His comments come after former Real Madrid team-mate Casemiro joined Manchester United in August, with the 30-year-old Brazilian signing a four-year deal worth £375,000 a week
Kroos, who played the full game alongside Casemiro in midfield as Real won the Champions League final in May, also took aim at English football’s lack of success in European competition
He said: ‘TV money has been significantly higher in England for years and yet it hasn’t resulted in English teams winning everything.
‘Thank God not all players look only at salary but also at winning many titles and to grow more.’
Both Kroos and Casemiro played the full game as Carlo Ancelotti’s side beat Liverpool 1-0 in the Champions League final in May.
The German, 32, is himself believed to earn a little more than £300,000 a week.
Real Madrid man Kroos still thinks that the European Super League will happen eventually
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez is a big advocate for the introduction of the ESL
On Tuesday, Kroos admitted he believes the European Super League will happen eventually. The controversial breakaway league was originally announced in April 2021, but due to massive backlash from fans all over Europe, it was scrapped.
However, there are still murmurs of some people in football wanting it to happen one way or another. The World Cup winner was recently asked about the ESL and admitted that he does not think the idea has gone away among football’s elite.
He told Marca: ‘Never contradict your own President [Florentino Perez has been a big advocate for the ESL]. It is obvious that the idea existed and still exists. It should have been in place a long time ago.
‘I think it will take a while to put it into place and I probably won’t see it as an active player. My opinion is that I continue to believe it will happen, but I cannot say when.’
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