‘A top player’ – Toni Kroos welcomes Jude Bellingham’s arrival at Real Madrid but issues Eden Hazard warning

Toni Kroos has welcomed the arrival of Jude Bellingham at Real Madrid, but stressed the midfielder will have a point to prove with his hefty price tag of €103 million (£88m). Bellingham’s move from Borussia Dortmund was confirmed on Wednesday, and the Germany international has been impressed by the 19-year-old’s progress to date. Ad However, the 2014 World Cup winner also alluded to Eden Hazard’s ill-fated four years at the Bernabeu after he made a big-money move from Chelsea in 2019 and struggled to impress in Madrid.

Transfers'Indifference' in Madrid, 'sadness' in Dortmund — How Bellingham signing is viewed33 MINUTES AGO «For his age, he [Bellingham] is very advanced — a top player that many teams wanted,” said Kroos on his podcast, Einfach mal Luppen via news agency SID. “If Real Madrid puts down that kind of money, and I have a lot of confidence in that, it's a very good transfer. »I haven't seen many Dortmund games this season.

That's why I can't make a final assessment in principle. «I've seen clips of him playing in the Champions League. There he has mostly played very, very well.

And if he does the same here, it's a good transfer. If not, then not. »We now also had someone who came for a lot of money and virtually let his career rest.

There was also a lot of money there, and I think everyone would say in retrospect that it wasn't such a good transfer. But let's start from the positive side. If it's a done deal now, then welcome to Madrid." Kane, Silva and Osimhen: What Europe’s biggest clubs need this transfer window Real Madrid prepare €200m Mbappe bid, Kane could stay at Spurs — Paper Round Rashford hits out at ‘mad’ schedule and being pushed to ‘absolute limits’ Kroos, 33, also paid tribute to Karim Benzema,