Germany midfielder Toni Kroos joins Real Madrid

MUNICH (AP) — Germany midfielder Toni Kroos has joined Real Madrid from Bayern Munich on a six-year contract.

The Bundesliga champion did not disclose the transfer fee for the 24-year-old Kroos, a key member of Germany's World Cup-winning team.

Bayern chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge thanked Kroos on Thursday for his time in Munich and wished him "all the best in Madrid and at Real."