{"id":1100433,"date":"2019-08-07T18:02:27","date_gmt":"2019-08-07T17:02:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1100433"},"modified":"2019-08-07T18:02:27","modified_gmt":"2019-08-07T17:02:27","slug":"kroos-verbal-agreement-man-utd-moyes-departure","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/kroos-verbal-agreement-man-utd-moyes-departure\/","title":{"rendered":"Kroos reveals “verbal agreement” to join Man Utd before Moyes departure"},"content":{"rendered":"

Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos has admitted he was close to joining Manchester United in 2014.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Former United manager David Moyes had previously claimed<\/a> he tried to bring the German to Old Trafford before losing his job at the end of a poor first season.<\/p>\n

How close was Kroos to joining Man Utd? Five things to know…<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  • Toni Kroos joined Real Madrid from Bayern Munich in 2014.<\/li>\n
  • The German midfielder was also being linked with a move to Manchester United.<\/li>\n
  • Former United boss Moyes previously claimed he had met Kroos before being sacked.<\/li>\n
  • And Kroos has now confirmed he did meet with Moyes and reached a “verbal agreement”.<\/li>\n
  • But any deal was scuppered when Moyes was sacked by Man Utd.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n