Manchester City have been linked with a move for Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos in recent weeks - but have now been dealt a setback by the German midfielder, with reports claiming that the star turned down a move to City to stay in the Spanish capital.
Having signed two strikers in Julian Alvarez Erling Haaland in the summer, Pep Guardiola opted to sign Kalvin Phillips from Leeds as a midfield pivot following two extremely impressive seasons at the Yorkshire club following their promotion to the Premier League. However, injuries afforded to the English midfielder have seen him play just 53 minutes of football all season - still warranting an England call-up.
The reigning champions currently sit five points behind Arsenal at the World Cup break, and could have done with more midfield backup so far this season in terms of tiredness and injury prevention. And, according to Fichajes, they sought after Germany icon Kroos - only for him to turn them down.
