5. He is also a favourite at Bayer Leverkusen
When van Gaal first arrived at the Allianz Arena back in 2009 Kroos was midway through an 18-month loan spell with Leverkusen.
During that time the German ace helped them to the DFB-Pokal final in 2009 and fourth in the Bundesliga in 2010, with 10 goals and 14 assists in 48 appearances.
6. He is a stalwart in the national team
Despite his relatively young age Kroos already has 42 caps for Germany and has played a big part in both their 2010 World Cup and Euro 2012 campaigns.
This statistic is made all the more impressive when considering the Bayern man is competing with the likes of Mesut Ozil, Mario Goetze, Lars Bender and Schweinsteiger for a place in the starting XI.
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