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Colin Millar

Toni Kroos explains why Real Madrid are missing Casemiro after Man Utd transfer

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Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos has admitted that the team are less defensively secure following the exit of Casemiro to Manchester United this summer.

Casemiro joined United in a £70million deal this summer which led his former teammate Kroos to launch a bizarre rant against players who decided to join the Premier League. The German midfield maestro hinted that players only moved to the division based on monetary incentives.

Kroos has subsequently admitted that he was “surprised and saddened” by the decision of his former teammate to leave the Spanish capital. Alongside Luka Modric, the two former a midfield trio which won multiple Champions League titles and La Liga crowns together.

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