The former Real Madrid superstar Toni Kroos revealed what is missing from Xabi Alonso in his current Merengues team.
Alonso was immediately appointed replacement for Carlo Ancelotti at the end of May, the former Spanish international being immersed in the big bath during the FIFA club World Cup.
The club has already supported Alonso during the summer transfer window with the arrivals of Trent Alexander-Arnold and Dean Huijsen, respectively from Liverpool and Bournemouth.
The Argentinian international Franco Mastanuono will join Madrid when he was 18 years old in August, but other new faces are expected.
Kroos and Alonso never played together in Madrid, because their paths crossed in 2014, the former going to Estadio Santiago Benabeu while Alonso replaced him in Bayern Munich.
Toni Kroos tells Alonso what “misses” Real Madrid
Kroos has become an influential figure of Real Madrid since his retirement last summer and he clearly knows what is currently missing from the team.
“They always miss a profile like mine, they are always looking for such a player. There are not many, and those that exist are not easy to recruit ”at-the déclaré à la Gazzetta dello Sport, via Mundo Deportivo.
“It is too early to judge Xabi's Real Madrid. It takes time to assess the changes and the implementation of your ideas.
“I am sure that Xabi knows how to correct things, because there are things that should change, because with so much quality, things have to go well. »»
Will Real Madrid will recruit a new midfielder this summer?
The current answer seems to be no, given a certain number of factors.
Defense is considered to be the main area that Alonso wishes to strengthen, Alvaro Carreras, Benfica, remaining a target despite the form of Fran Garcia in the United States.
Florentino Perez would have blocked Alonso's attempt to recruit Martin Zubimendi, Arsenal having now concluded an agreement for the Basque playmaker, and his former team may not listen to Kroos' advice.
