Quotes from Toni Kroos

When you come to a hotel where everything is brand new, it's logical that not everything works.

Ancelotti would be an interesting option for Bundesliga clubs. Of course, there would only be one or two clubs in Germany that would be an option for a world-class coach like him.

It's important to get a good start at a top club like Real. When things are going badly, you can overcome it quickly at a top club.

Clearly, if you go abroad to a top club, it means one more step in your development.

In my opinion, it's only logical that you have to be on the pitch and playing as often as possible to develop further. That's just an absolute basic requirement.

In England and Germany, perhaps, there is more of a focus on the physical side of the game, in breaking down the opposition's play, especially against the lower placed sides.

There are certain transfers you simply don't do. This has a lot to do with respect: respect for tradition and the fans.

Since I took the decision at the age of 16 to join Bayern, I have been proud every single day to have been part of this amazing club.

If you have the quality, you can only improve as a young player through match practice. That seems obvious, and it's proven to be true in my case.

From the level, both leagues are equal. You'll win no game easily. It's always a lot of work. This is true in La Liga as well as in the Bundesliga. You must always give all you have.

My biggest aim of all is to win trophies with Real Madrid.

I have played at the Bernabeu twice with Bayern Munich, and it was a magnificent experience.

Madrid are a great club and were the challenge I sought after my long and successful Bayern career.

You can't win any games in the Spanish league by giving only seventy or eighty per cent. You always have to step on the gas.

Ancelotti speaks a lot with his players, creates a very close-knit atmosphere, and the Real Madrid dressing room was very sad when he left.

Ancelotti is internationally oriented and speaks English. Why would he not be successful with a club like Bayern? He would be a good fit for a Bundesliga side.

I enjoy playing football, and that's about it. I'm no-one special.

Of course it's special when you play against a team you represented for six or seven years.

When you have been working so hard to reach a specific goal and then you realise that ambition, it's not always easy to raise yourself for another objective.

I'm not scared of Bayern Munich.

With Bayern Munich, we had a lot of problems against Dortmund, always.

The Spanish league has better individual players than the German league. However, in Germany, there are more teams that are uncomfortable to play against because they are more aggressive than teams in Spain.

I wouldn't undervalue my year under Pep Guardiola because I think I made a big step forward in that year.

The Spanish and German leagues are of a very high standard. Along with the Premier League, they are probably the best.