What if Toni Kroos' successful story with Real Madrid, which is now about to end, had never had a beginning? What if the German had signed for Barcelona?

It could have happened. According to Mundo Deportivo, in 2014, when Bayern decided to put him on the market, Barça showed interest in signing him. No one doubted that the qualities of the German midfielder made him a player who could fit perfectly into the Blaugrana system.

However, at that time, with the midfield dominated by Busquets, Iniesta, and Xavi, and with an attack formed by Messi, Suárez, and Neymar, the midfield needed a reinforcement with more containment than Kroos was offering at that time. Barcelona ended up opting to sign Ivan Rakitic.

With Barcelona's door closed, Toni Kroos ended up signing for Real Madrid. A decision that, after ten years and 22 titles, which could be 23 if he wins the Champions League at Wembley, could not have been more correct.