Federico Valverde wrote an emotional letter to share his feelings for Toni Kroos, who announced that he will retire after this season ends.
Idolizing Toni Kroos in the early years of his career, Valverde always took the German midfielder’s model to develop, strive and achieve the success he has today.
`I guess that when we were children, each of us had an idol. That’s the person we admire so much, the person we only see through the TV screen and the role model we aspire to be.`
The kid I’m talking about is myself, the kid who fulfilled his dream and played alongside the player he idolized since childhood, the player he always loved and gave all his love to.
Today, with a strange and choking feeling in my throat, I know that that kid will want to play with you for another 10 years, and so will I, Toni.
I’ve been thinking about writing this letter to you all day today.
Federico Valverde shares his feelings about Toni Kroos.
For those who follow Real Madrid regularly, when Valverde started taking steps at the Bernabeu, he said that his idol was Toni Kroos and until now it is still the same, a feeling of pure admiration.
Real Madrid teammates and former players also made comments and posts mentioning Toni Kroos.
Kroos was always Ronaldo’s perfect partner when he was at Real Madrid.
Luka Modric sent a message to his junior: `It’s an honor to play in midfield with you. We will never forget a ‘golden’ era in the club’s history. HALA MADRID!
Posting on his personal page, Vinicius wrote: `Genius, that’s what I can use for you. In fact, it’s more than genius. I know you can play for many more years, but
Having been a teammate through many battles, Casemiro also had touching words for his former teammate Toni Kroos: `You know when to say goodbye. So look back proudly and
Many famous players playing for Real Madrid congratulated Kroos.
Both Casemiro and Kroos have left Real Madrid, preparing to close the Milky Way 2.0 era with many titles and memories.