The German club sold midfielder in 2014 shortly after he helped Germany to win the World Cup in Brazil
Bayern Munich chief Uli Hoeness has admitted that the 2014 sale of Toni Kroos to Real Madrid may have been a mistake.
The Germany international was sold to the Bernabeu for €25m shortly after helping the national side to life the World Cup in Brazil, after talks to extend his contract at the Bundesliga giants broke down.
But in a new film by German director Manfred Oldenburg that charts Kroos’s life from his childhood in the town of Greifswald, Bayern president Hoeness expresses regret that his man was allowed to leave so easily.
“An association sometimes has to make hard decisions,” said Hoeness. “And that was a tough one, maybe the wrong one."
In the film, which draws on contributions from people close to the player as well as from Kroos himself, the 29-year-old gives his own feelings on why he felt his interests were best served by leaving Bayern at the height of his powers.
"I was often told how great I am and how right I am doing everything, but I did not play," said Kroos.
Ex-midfielder Matthias Sammer, who made 74 international appearances between 1986-97 including 21 for the former East Germany, called Kroos “one of the greatest conductors German football ever had".