The Germany international is also a World Cup winner, but he is eager not to rest on his laurels and to keep ambitions as lofty as possible.
In 2020-21, that means lifting European football’s grandest prize again with the Blancos.
Kroos has told the
Tomorrow Podcast: “When you have felt what it feels like to win a Champions League, you want to feel it again and again.
“You may not be able to do it for a few years, since others also want to see what it is like, but that desire to relive the experience doesn’t go away.