Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos has insisted that he intends to see out the remainder of his contract at the club, ruling out a future move to the Premier League in the process.
The German has regularly been linked with a move to Manchester United in recent years and was understood to be on the brink of joining the Red Devils back in 2013.
However, the 30-year-old has spent the last six years at the Bernabeu and now plans to remain at the club until his current deal expires in 2023.
"I definitely plan to be with Real for these three years. Then it is a good time at 33 to question yourself: what does it look like physically, what does motivation look like - I still feel like it to keep going?" Kroos told Eurosport.
"If something comes together and you say: 'Okay, one more year here, because you are just good enough and you still feel like it', I would not rule it out. But then a move to England, which is also played very physically, I can't imagine that at 33.
"Three years in football are long - three years at Real Madrid are even longer."
Kroos has made 33 appearances for Real Madrid this season, scoring five goals and creating nine more.
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