Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos says Premier League clubs won’t dominate the Champions League this season just because they spent more in the transfer market.
At the close of the transfer window, English sides set a new record for summer spending with a total of almost 1.2 billion euros spent on new players this summer. The figure is some way clear of the other major European leagues in Spain, Italy and Germany.
But speaking to reporters about the disparity between the spending in the various leagues, German international Kroos says it will make no difference in the Champions League.
“The transfer fees are sometimes staggering. But I don’t [think] the spending in England has to be dramatised. They will not pull ahead of Germany or Spain. It might not be an ideal development, but I don’t have any fears that England will overtake us,” he commented.
He also spoke about the need for players not be feel under any pressure because of the fees clubs pay out for them.
“Transfer fees don’t show which player is better. It’s only a number necessary for a club to get a player. It’s just a development. When a club has €200m left on its transfer budget in the final days of the transfer period, why shouldn’t they make a higher bid when their initial €70m bid has been rejected?” he commented.
