Germany legend Toni Kroos gets excited as Newcastle United close in on Nick Woltemade signing
Toni Kroos has recently declared himself to be a Newcastle United fan after watching the Magpies in action against Liverpool on Monday night.
The former Real Madrid legend was so impressed with the fans and the team that he said on his brother's podcast that he's going to become a member.
Eddie Howe was asked this morning in his pre-match press conference whether or not he'd seen Toni Kroos' words with the gaffer, confirming he had, and it made him smile.
Now with Newcastle closing in on the signing of German international striker Nick Woltemade, Kroos is getting even more excited by the Magpies.
Toni Kroos wants a Newcastle United membership
As quoted in the Express, Kroos said on Monday that he wants to become a member of Newcastle United after seeing the way they play.
"Newcastle vs Liverpool, just to say that again briefly for the few people here who haven't seen it, we're talking about that right now," the former Germany international revealed.
"I'm going to sign up as a Newcastle member today. (It was not) just the atmosphere, but also the team.
"You can do that in Germany (become a member) too, right? Is it different there? I don't know how it is, but if it's possible, please do it. They completely captivated me. I read a quote from Jamie Carragher, and I often disagree, but I have to say, he said that it was one of the worst performances in history from a winning team, and one of the best performances in history from a losing team. I agree with that.
"They're playing really well and, out of nowhere, as often happens against such favourites, they go 0-1 down. Boom. They get a red card. You come out (in the second half), 15 seconds down (it goes) 0-2.
"You're playing against the champions, the best team in England, trailing 0-2 and one man down. And what happened in the 45th, no, 55th minutes, was insane.
"I've rarely seen a team stay so active with 10 men, even at the risk of conceding six, seven, or eight at the end when you're somehow open. And then in the second half, not sitting back and saying, 'Please not the third, please not the fourth' and somehow making it 2-2. You think you've seen everything in football. But it's really incredibly rare that you, an underdog team against the favourites, play like that."
Newcastle's new German connections haven't gone unnoticed by Toni Kroos
Now Kroos has posted on X that he feels like Newcastle's new German connection is perfect timing with his newfound love of the club. As the Magpies close in on Nick Woltemade after signing German centre-back Malick Thiaw earlier in the summer, too.
"This can't all be a coincidence."
Coincidence or not, we're just glad to be recognised by someone as clued up about the game as Kroos.
