Overview

• Stiller said Kroos operated on a different level and insisted he brings a distinct profile, declaring, "I am not a new Toni Kroos, I am Angelo Stiller."
• He acknowledged stylistic parallels with the 2014 World Cup winner while emphasizing he does not aim to replicate Kroos’s game.
• The 24-year-old remained at VfB Stuttgart after a DFB-Pokal-winning season despite reported interest from several top European clubs.
• He is in camp with Germany for matches in Slovakia and at home against Northern Ireland alongside VfB teammates Alexander Nübel, Maximilian Mittelstädt and Jamie Leweling.
• Following the international break, Stuttgart visit SC Freiburg on September 13.