Kroos visits Ronaldo in Saudi Arabia amid Real Madrid exit rumours

James Shearman

• Updated: 23 May 2023 09:00 CDT
• 3 min read

Toni Kroos is visiting former Real Madrid teammate Cristiano Ronaldo in Saudi Arabia.

Kroos has been linked with an exit from Madrid, where his contract expires in June.

Los Blancos are looking to further develop Aurelien Tchouameni, Eduardo Camavinga and Federico Valverde, while they also in the race to sign Jude Bellingham. There is no need to keep Kroos at the club.

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The German will surely receive offers from a number of top European teams, but also lucrative deals in the Middle East.

But it appears he is not planning on joining Ronaldo in Saudi Arabia on a permanent basis.

"I'm in Saudi. It has nothing to do with football but I’m visiting Cristiano. So, let’s go see how he is."

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The midfielder told MagentaTV: “He (Messi) deserves it. In terms of individual performances in a championship, I've never seen a footballer play as regularly as this guy.

''You have to take into account that he has never played for clubs that I like, something that proves that I mean it.''

Messi won the Golden Ball at the World Cup after leading Argentina to their first title since 1986.

The attacker scored seven goals in the tournament and provided three assists in total.

He starred in the final, scoring two goals and being heavily involved in Angel Di Maria’s goal. Messi also dispatched his spot-kick in the shootout as Argentina won 4-2 on penalties after a thrilling 3-3 draw.