LIGA - Real Madrid, Kroos: "To have top players you have to pay"

"It will be a strange feeling not to have him. For me he is the strongest defender of my time, an absolute leader." Interviewed exclusively by Bild, Toni Kroos, Real Madrid midfielder, said he was saddened by Sergio Ramos' farewell, then dwelling on who will have the task of replacing him:

"I knew relatively soon that we would have bought Alaba. Not on his part, but from Real. As far as his salary is concerned, I see it this way: with Ramos and Varane we lost what has been our central pair in the last eight years.

They certainly haven't played for free, so if you want to replace them with players of that level you must necessarily make an effort. Real also collected a sum for the sale of Varane, but did not pay anything for Alaba's card. This is also an element to consider. "