{"id":2441,"date":"2026-04-12T07:41:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T07:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/2441\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T07:41:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T07:41:13","slug":"with-peress-blessing-real-madrid-are-planning-toni-krooss-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/2441\/","title":{"rendered":"With Peres\u2019s blessing, Real Madrid are planning Toni Kroos\u2019s return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Real Madrid are planning to bring back their former German star Toni Kroos to play a key role in the club\u2019s future, with the consensus at the Valdebebas training ground being that the former midfielder\u2019s return will make all the difference.<\/p>\n<p>Club officials believe the moment is ideal, not to bring him back as a player\u2014though he could still do so, given his peak fitness\u2014but to leverage his influence in the current midfield and support Arbeloa and other former teammates. While the move itself is confirmed, his exact role and remit are still being defined.<\/p>\n<p>According to Spanish newspaper AS, the move aims to fill the void left by the German star two years after his departure, and his return is scheduled for the start of next season, with Real Madrid\u2019s decision-makers determined to integrate the former midfielder into the club\u2019s sporting structure.<\/p>\n<p>The move is seen as crucial: even before the specific role is confirmed, the club is convinced that Kroos\u2019s input at Valdebebas will accelerate the organisation\u2019s growth.<\/p>\n<p>His farewell will remain etched in the memory of Madridistas and neutrals alike: the image of him leaving the Bernab\u00e9u after his final match still lingers, the crowd weeping, until six days later he bowed out on the pitch crowned with his sixth Champions League title. capping his career on his own terms and with the same elegant style he showed on the pitch.<\/p>\n<p>The player\u2019s relationship with president Florentino P\u00e9rez remains exemplary, with no lingering issues from his playing days, his farewell, or his time away from the daily grind; the president is personally driving the move to bring him back.<\/p>\n<p>Already settled in the Spanish capital with his family, Kroos has opened a football academy in Boadilla del Monte and has visited Valdebebas twice in recent weeks with his academy sides to face Real Madrid.<\/p>\n<p>Read also: Kroos: Real Madrid are the world\u2019s most dangerous team in chaotic situations<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Real Madrid are planning to bring back their former German star Toni Kroos to play a key role&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2442,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[187,85,82,83,1126],"class_list":["post-2441","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-madrid","tag-champions-league","tag-laliga","tag-madrid","tag-real-madrid","tag-t-kroos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2441","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2441"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2441\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2442"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2441"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2441"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2441"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}