[FREE TO READ] Real Madrid in talks with Toni Kroos over potential return in new role

Real Madrid are in talks with Toni Kroos over a plan to bring back the retired midfielder in a new role with key responsibilities.

Kroos decided to retire from football after playing for Germany at the home 2024 European Championship, despite Madrid being keen for him to renew his contract.

Since stepping away from the professional game, his focus has been on the Toni Kroos Academy, which opened in Madrid in September 2024.

Sources say one of the ideas Madrid are studying is for Kroos to join their sporting structure. This would mean a route back into the club similar to that followed by Zinedine Zidane, who first took up an advisory role in November 2010 and later turning his hand to coaching.

Although the exact nature of Kroos’s possible role is still unclear, sources say Madrid see him as a valuable asset when it comes to decisions on squad planning, representing the club and providing day-to-day support at the training ground.