😳 Toni Kroos was out of contract at Bayern Munich in 2013/14. He was offered less than €10M a year in a new deal that was lower than Mario Götze's. The CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge told him: "You're not a world class player."
Pep Guardiola did everything he could to keep him, but couldn't do much with the rift between the board and the player. Kroos was offered to Barcelona twice by his agent, but Luis Enrique turned it down both times and signed Rakitić instead. 🥺
Meanwhile, Florentino Pérez bought James Rodriguez, but Ancelotti specifically asked for Kroos and he only cost Real Madrid €25M.
45,000 fans showed up for James' presentation, while only 8,000 turned out to welcome Kroos.
After 8 years at the club, 5 Champions League titles, and 22 trophies in total, it's pretty safe to say his agent was right when he said: "The heist of the century." 🔥🙌🇩🇪🎩
���💣 Liverpool are preparing an official offer for Nottingham Forest’s 23-year-old Brazilian defender Murillo. 🇧🇷🔴
The highly-rated centre-back is valued at around £70 million by the Premier League club.
— Fraser Fletcher
🚨✅ 𝗜𝗡𝗙𝗢 - @SkySportDE: Liverpool are interested in Einracht Frankfurt defender Nnamdi Collins (22). The German can play both at centre-back and right-back, and has a price tag of £35M. He’s previously mentioned his admiration towards the Premier League, SPECIALLY @LFC.
Rio Ngumoha leads the Premier League for chances created per 90 (6.1) among players with 3+ appearances this season - despite playing just 103 minutes for Liverpool. 👀
Arsenal vs Chelsea saw more corner goals (3) than Guardiola’s Man City and Klopp’s Liverpool managed in 16 Premier League meetings combined (2).
43 of the 46 non-penalty goals in those games came from open play 🤯