Real Madrid defender Antonio Rudiger has named Toni Kroos as the Real Madrid player that has surprised him the most.

On being asked which Real Madrid player has surprised him the most, Rudiger told Sport1: “Toni Kroos.

“We always got along well and respectfully with the national team, but we always exchanged two sentences with each other. Something like ‘Hey, how are you?’ and ‘Bye’. Maybe because we just didn’t have enough time.

“At Real, I met another Toni Kroos. He speaks very good Spanish, is completely open and also very helpful. He has supported me with the language since day one and has offered to help me with other things several times out of nowhere. He’s a very relaxed guy.

“What he has achieved since moving here is amazing. This standing and this respect that is shown to him here in the club and in Spain, in general, speaks for itself and is of course also an incentive for me.”