Valverde admits Madrid will miss Toni Kroos

Federico Valverde said that Real Madrid will obviously miss Toni Kroos, but is confident others will step up.

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00:00Tony, obviously we know what it was for football, what it was for Real Madrid,

00:06what it was for many young people and especially for me, who have admired him all my life.

00:12I grew up a lot with him, with other players too, but especially with him,

00:18in the end, every word, every advice, obviously for me it was an honor.

00:23To be able to have his number today, for me it is a tremendous pride,

00:28not only for me, but for my family, who have always been a player, a person,

00:33a very respected man in my house.

00:36So, to try to give my best with this number, to try to be Federico Valverde every day,

00:43to continue to contribute as a player, as a person, as a teammate in the dressing room.

00:50And well, obviously he misses it in the dressing room, to be able to share talks with him,

00:55talks about football, talks about family, but well, life goes on, football goes on

01:00and we have to aim for the future.