Real Madrid fans are in suspense over what happened to Toni Kroos after the match against Bayern at the Bernabéu.
Real Madrid qualified for the 2023-2024 UEFA Champions League final after beating Bayern Munich 2-1 at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, thanks to a double from Spanish striker Joselu Mato in the final stages of an exciting second leg of the semi-finals.
After the referee’s final whistle, madness and joy broke out among the Real Madrid players, and the fans joined in celebrating and singing. However, there is an image that has attracted a lot of attention, and it occurred after the game, when the fans had already left the stadium.
The protagonist of this image is Toni Kroos. The German midfielder, who started and performed well against the Bavarians, made Real Madrid and its fans tremble with what he did when the Bernabéu was empty, moments after the match.
The only player who did not head to the locker room following the excitement on the field after winning the ticket to Real Madrid’s match against Borussia Dortmund at Wembley Stadium in London is Kroos, who is the subject of rumors regarding his potential retirement.
The 34-year-old German player stayed on the Bernabéu pitch, with the stands already empty, looking at the stadium. First on the bench, then on the playing field, he was joined by his wife, Jessica Farber, and their children.
The image of Kroos, together with his gestural language, seems to sound like a farewell. This could have been Toni’s last game at the Santiago Bernabéu.
Kroos still does not clarify his future. Real Madrid and the locker room are pushing for him to remain at the club for at least one more season, but the German remains silent, fueling rumors of his retirement.
“I want to leave at the top,” is the phrase that Kroos has always said. And he is, at that moment, already champion of the Spanish League, qualified for the final of the Champions League, and about to play in the Euro Cup with his country this year.
His football level is now superlative, and he aims to play in the Champions League final, in which Real Madrid will seek to win its fifteenth European Cup.
Kroos is in no hurry to announce his future; he is completely focused on the closing season and now has the title of king of Europe on the horizon. Will Toni stay at Real Madrid for a while, or will he say goodbye?
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