Lent.az
Toni Kroos, a prominent midfielder of his generation, ended his career last summer. The former player of the German national team spent most of his career at "Real", so it is not surprising that Spain has become his second home.
Lent.az reports with reference to foreign media that Kross, who has been playing in southern Europe for more than 10 years, has learned the language and settled down. Toni said that he feels comfortable in Spain, as do his wife and children. Another issue is that after finishing their careers, football players often leave their homes and return to their homeland. However, Kross categorically rejects this option.
Last year, during the European Championship, the former "Real" player, speaking on the Lanz und Precht podcast, raised the issue of uncontrolled migration in Germany. According to the football player, one of the main problems of recent years has made his country less safe. Kross stated openly that he does not want to risk the lives of children.
"I still think that Germany is a great country. We love being there, but it's not the same Germany as it was maybe 10 years ago. The sense of security is gone. If they asked me where I would let my daughter go at 11 p.m. - to Spain or to a big German city - I would choose Spain," Kross said.
Toni, who restrained himself a bit so as not to talk too much, criticized the German government's policy on refugees. Although it is not customary to talk about such positions in the West, the athlete did not hesitate to declare an obvious crisis. It should be noted that Kross is extremely correct.
"I think there is a problem with migration. We showed it in 2006 and now our country is embracing people. I like that too. But at the same time, I think that in recent years it has been very uncontrolled," Toni said.
And it is difficult to disagree with Kross. The whole world saw that starting in 2015, Germany, as the leader of the European Union, accepted a large number of refugees. The main reason was the war in Syria, but people from other "burning" regions (North Africa, South Asia) massively entered Germany. The number of migrants has reached millions.
Despite the calming rhetoric of the then Chancellor Angela Merkel, her policy was subjected to unprecedented criticism. The government leader was condemned by people from completely opposite flanks - from representatives of the far-right "Alternative for Germany" party to the hard-left Sara Wagenknecht.
As a result, a significant part of the migrants who received decent benefits simply refused to go to work and disrupted public order. Unfortunately, there have also been bloody crimes. One of the most disgusting incidents was the murder of the daughter of a high-ranking official of the European Commission, a 19-year-old student from Freiburg.
Kross, although he lived in Spain at that time, knows very well what is happening in his homeland and probably receives sincere feedback from local residents. After weighing all the risks, Toni decided not to return to an overly problematic country. If a person who has the opportunity to hire personal security and rent a house in an elite area takes such drastic measures, what can be said about ordinary people. It is likely that the migration problem in Germany is still far from being resolved.
