"I never had any doubt over my future"

"Today is a very happy day for me. I have had lots of success at Real Madrid, I have already won 12 trophies, but I am sure we are going to achieve more in the next four years and of course, today is a very special day for me."

Kroos highlighted: "Extending my contract now is very important. It is a sign of my relationship with the club. I came in 2014 and since then we have managed to have lots of success, so it is a special relationship."

Likewise, the German midfielder wanted to emphasise that and sarcastically dismissed rumours about a possible exit: "I am not going tell you what I have said to Zidane, but if anybody is unsure over my future... What are we here today for?"

"This year no one has played at their best and when no one does, it is difficult for the team to have a good season. In a way, it is normal when you win three consecutive Champions Leagues. In fact, what isn't normal is to win the Champions League three times in a row," he added.

In addition, Kroos emphasised: "I play to help my teammates, I don't play for myself. My game is not to score 50 goals or steal 30 balls per game, my job is to help the team to control the games. When some many players are not playing as well as they can and I know that because I'm one of them..."

"I say to the fans that we will return to our best like we were before this season, I won't tell them we are going to win everything because I don't know, but we will try to. We have celebrated things together and in a year like this we know we are going to need the Bernabeu (crowd)," he commented. 

The German was also quizzed on Mbappe and joked: "I like Mbappe as a player, but that question is not for me. I have a good contract, I can't buy him. The signing of Mbappe is a question for someone else at the club."

Regarding the possibility of Pogba arriving, Kroos argued: "I haven't spoken to Zidane about possible signings, but he knows where I can play. Although I can act in different positions, under Zizou I have played 90% of the games in my natural position, the left side of midfield."

"I also like Pogba, but that wouldn't change anything for me. It is what I have done for the five years I have been here, fight for a place and when I play at my best, I don't have any problem," Kroos insisted after being continually quizzed on the Frenchman by the journalists.

In addition, Kroos admitted that he was disappointed by how this season has panned out: "The season has been disappointing, even more so if you are used to winning. When you go through a season of this type, it disappoints you, but it's normal, this can happen, what wasn't normal was to do what we did in previous seasons. When I see the semi-finals this year... you see how difficult it is to win that trophy and to win it three times in a row is special."

"I have said many times, for example after the day against Ajax, that I am the first one who has not been at the standard required, therefore I don't have a problem in saying it. I am also very keen on improving my game and consistently performing. I have been at the top of my game consistently for four years, this year I have not been as good, but not as bad as is made out sometimes. I am still the same player, I am 29," he added.

On the end of his career, the German highlighted: "I will be 33 when my contract ends, if I am signing a four year deal at 29 then my idea is to practically end my career here at Real Madrid. My feeling is that at 38, I don't think I will carry on playing, I will decide that when the time comes, but the plan is for that to be my last long contract renewal."

"I don't know how many changes we are going to make, it is not a question for me, I can only say that I have never had any doubt over my future. A month back 'AS' said I wanted to leave and I know I want to here, I think today is confirmation. I have never had any doubt. I don't know who is going to leave or come. I have only spoken to the gaffer, I know what his idea is and I am going to be important, I cannot say anything else," he stated.

Kroos concluded with the following: "In five years I have only won one league title and it could have been more. I always see how the team train and prepare the games and we are very motivated. I know we have had games this season which have not been like that, I understand that people may say that we have not been motivated. A season like this makes you more motivated for the next campaign."