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Toni Kroos has already made his opinion clear on players who succumb to Arab money by describing Gabri Veiga’s move to Al Ahli as “disgraceful”. Now, the Real Madrid midfielder has once again come down hard on the majority of players who have left for the Saudi Arabian league. “It’s been said that they play ambitious football there, but it’s all about the money. In the end, it’s a decision for the money and against football,” the 33-year-old told Sports Illustrated.
“That’s when it starts to become difficult for the football we all know and love,” Kroos added, criticising in particular the timing of some players’ decisions to leave: “Everyone has to make that decision for themselves, like Cristiano Ronaldo, who decided to do it towards the end of his career. But it becomes very difficult when players, who are in the middle of their career and have the quality to play for the best clubs in Europe, decide to make those changes”.
Kroos, meanwhile, prefers to remain loyal to Real Madrid, a club for whom he is playing his tenth season in total. “It’s a special number for me, especially because I haven’t just been playing anywhere for nine years, but at a very special club. At Real Madrid you always have to be at your best and perform at your best,” concluded the German.