Toni Kroos raves: Federico Valverde has no limits
Fede Valverde, Toni Kroos
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Great praise from Toni Kroos: The Real star sees “no limits” to teammate Fede Valverde’s potential if the 24-year-old continues to play like he has this season.
Great praise from Toni Kroos: The Real star sees “no limits” to teammate Fede Valverde’s potential if the 24-year-old continues to play like he has this season.
Valverde, who finds himself consistently in Real Madrid’s starting XI for virtually the first time since moving to Spain, is enjoying a landmark season at Los Blancos.
The Uruguayan plays mainly as a winger and has nine points in 16 appearances across all competitions – luckily for Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti, who has publicly threatened to resign if the midfielder fails to score ten goals this season.
“If he continues like this, I see no limits,” explained Kroos in his podcast “Einfach mal Luppen”. “He’s very, very complete. If at some point he doesn’t see a solution with the ball, he takes the ball and runs straight to the opponent’s goal! I’m a big Valverde fan.”
Kroos also recalled the first time he caught his eye on Valverde after the player returned to Real from a loan spell at Deportivo La Coruna in the summer of 2018.
“I remember it was during the tour ahead of the 2018/19 season in the United States. Our physio warned me to keep an eye on him because he knew I was his idol,” revealed Kroos.
“I could tell straight away that he’s a great guy. Very calm and humble. That’s what I liked most about him. He didn’t behave any differently because he traveled with us. He has everything in every training session given without fear of anything. I watched him on and off the pitch.”
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