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Toni Kross is a legend at Real Madrid and he closed the season by winning two prestigious trophies as a final farewell because he had chosen to retire. The fans of course lost one of the most influential players in the Real Madrid team because Toni Kroos presence on the field was always able to make a big contribution to the team in achieving victory. But with his decision to retire, of course it is a decision he has thought about and he will enjoy his retirement with lots of time with his family.
Apart from that, Real Madrid is dominated by young players and perhaps only Luca Modric is one of the remaining senior players in the team. Yes, we'll see whether Luca Modric will stay with Real Madrid because currently discussions about the contract are still continuing and hopefully Real Madrid will give Luca Modric time for the next season.
The regeneration in Madrid squad is done impressively, they don't seem to have a transitional phase remembering they keep winning trophies while doing it. They will surely be lost their leadership in the midfield if Luka Modric chooses to retire either. The La Decima personnel will be gone one by one. I just didn't expect Kroos would retire before Modric remembering Modric is quite older than him.
The young players in Madrid squad are not prospects anymore, they have become the backbone of the team while the senior players are still there. This is the best pattern of regeneration in a big club I have ever seen. Luka Modric is giving full hand on Modric to decide his own future as a respect for his contributions and loyalty. He deserves it all due to his legacy at the club as one of the biggest legend.
Regeneration like this is the best way for a club that is already known as a big club to replace old players with new players slowly, such as Toni Kroos who will leave Real Madrid and will later be replaced with a younger player, but Real Madrid will not lose any key players. which can provide greater experience to younger players like now Ancelotti will also ask Luka Modric to stay at least 1 season so that new players and young players get used to appearing without senior players who will later leave Real Madrid.
I don't think that the remaining players currently bear the burden of being able to bring a strong performance to Real Madrid because what I know is that Real Madrid also has key players like Vinicius JR who can have a big influence on getting positive results every season.
Even though I am not a fan of this club, I feel that Real Madrid lost its most beautiful pearl when Toni Kroos had to leave Real Madrid and decided to retire.