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'Mein Freund' Kroos



Posted Sunday, January 04, 2015 by Marca.com

'Mein Freund' Kroos

La Liga welcomed two new World Cup winners to its ranks over the summer: Toni Kroos joined Real Madrid and Shkodran Mustafi signed for Valencia.

They joined their national teammate Sami Khedira, who already played for 'Los Blancos', in Spanish football. The two new recruits are now set to face off against each other for the first time ever. They previously experienced the World Cup, and several other games, as part of the same team, but they’ve never been on opposing sides.

Until moving to Spain this year, Kroos had spent his entire career in the Bundesliga, between Bayern Munich and Leverkusen. Mustafi, meanwhile, hasn't even featured in a single Bundesliga game. At the age of 18, when he was still playing for Hamburg's second string, he made the move to Everton in the Premiership, before signing for Sampdoria, where he stayed until his switch to Valencia over the summer.

Mustafi, who made his senior international debut at the World Cup, has only won six caps for his national side, but he's already played alongside Kroos, who he has an excellent relationship with, in five of them. He is his friend, or 'mein Freund' as they say in German. He also gets on with Sami Khedira, although the latter doesn't play such an important role for his club at the moment.

"Kroos is an excellent player. He's doing very well in his career right now. He's a good international teammate. We've shared some unforgettable moments. I have a lot of respect for him and like him as a person, much like Khedira, who is sure to once again show what a great player he is", Mustafi told MARCA ahead of Sunday's clash at the Mestalla. Needless to say, though, that all friendships will go out the window once the ref blows his whistle."



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