Overview

• In a Sports Illustrated interview, Stiller acknowledged stylistic parallels but said Kroos was on a different level and that he is not a new Toni Kroos.
• He stressed he is a different type of player with other strengths aimed at helping his team.
• After drawing interest from major European clubs following Stuttgart’s DFB-Pokal triumph, he chose to stay with VfB.
• The 24-year-old is training with Germany for matches in Slovakia and at home against Northern Ireland alongside Alexander Nübel, Maximilian Mittelstädt and Jamie Leweling.
• Following the international break, Stuttgart resume the Bundesliga at SC Freiburg on 13 September.