Kroos says 'no' to Saudi Arabia to stay at Madrid

Not all players are attracted by the Saudi Arabian petrodollars. Leo Messi was the first big star to reject the offer, and Toni Kroos has followed in his footsteps by turning it down.
'Bild' explained that the Saudi League scouted several of Germany's 2014 World Cup winners, including the Real Madrid midfielder.
Although he has not yet renewed his contract with Real Madrid, as it expires on 30th June, Kroos prefers to stay at Real Madrid rather than go to Saudi Arabia.
"I can only talk about my case. I said a few weeks ago that everything is going well. It's not my job to make things official, but everything is going very well," 'AS' quoted Kroos as saying before the Champions League semi-final.
The German media reports that Saudi Arabia have not only approached Kroos, but also other Germany team-mates such as Mario Gotze and Thomas Muller. All of them have said no.
Saudi Arabia wants to set up a top-level league in order to, above all, win the 2030 World Cup, an event for which Spain is also in the bidding.