Bayern Munich midfielder Toni Kroos has joined Real Madrid for an undisclosed fee on a six-year deal.

Kroos, 24, was a key player in the Germany side which beat Argentina 1-0 to win the World Cup and scored two goals during the competition in Brazil.
He will be presented to the Real Madrid fans at the Bernabeu on Thursday afternoon after undergoing a medical.
Kroos joined Bayern from Hansa Rostock as a 16-year-old and has made 176 appearances for the German giants.
He spent 18 months on loan at Bayer Leverkusen but returned to win three Bundesliga titles and three German cups.
He was part of the historic treble-winning side of 2012-13 which also lifted the Champions League, before winning the Uefa Super Cup and Fifa Club World Cup last season.
Kroos, whose contract with Bayern had one year left to run, had been linked with a move to Manchester United.
Bayern chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said: "We would like to thank Toni Kroos for his time here in Munich.
"We enjoyed great success here together. We would like to wish him and his family all the best in Madrid and with Real."

Germany were second behind Spain prior to the 2014 World Cup [Getty]

Germany has climbed to the top of the FIFA rankings after winning the World Cup for the first time in 24 years. The four-time champions, who beat Argentina 1-0 at the Maracana on Sunday, have replaced Spain in first place as well as succeeding them as world champions. Argentina and the Netherlands complete the new-look top three. Spain's title defense surprisingly ended in the group stage, and the team has dropped to eighth place. First-round exits also led to Portugal going down seven places to 11th, Italy dropping five to 14th and England plummeting 10 spots to 20th. FIFA rankings (top 20): 1 Germany 2 Argentina 3 Netherlands 4 Colombia 5 Belgium 6 Uruguay 7 Brazil 8 Spain 9 Switzerland 10 France 11 Portugal 12 Chile 13 Greece 14 Italy 15 USA 16 Costa Rica 17 Croatia 18 Mexico 19 Bosnia-Herzegovina 20 England

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Louis van Gaal: Will meet the Manchester United squad

The Dutchman begins his club career in England after steering the Netherlands to the semi-finals of the World Cup and will arrive at Carrington this afternoon.
He has already spoken about building a strong bond within the squad, with reports suggesting the players will be told to eat together every day after training.
United fans will be hoping for improvement after last season's disappointing Premier League finish and lack of major silverware, but Rene Meulensteen, a former Old Trafford coach, insists van Gaal will relish this challenge.

Former Manchester United coach Rene Meulensteen has warned fans not to expect instant success from Louis van Gaal.

"I don't think it will faze Louis van Gaal at all in that respect, there are no worries there," he told Sky Sports News. "He will only thrive on it to some extent.
"But you really notice it when you're really getting into the routine, especially when you're going into pre-season and you see the massive popularity of the club and brand, that's what it is.
"To maintain that they have to get back up very, very quickly."
Van Gaal has acquired a fiery reputation during his hugely successful managerial career and Meulensteen believes the players must accept it or face a swift exit from the club.
"He's got his own management style, which has thrown up a few difficulties along the way wherever he's been, Barcelona or Bayern Munich because of the way that he is, the way he puts himself in front of players," he said.
"Players accept it or players sometimes don't. If they don't accept it, then yeah you probably have a problem."

Gary Neville thinks Louis van Gaal needs to sign more new players if Manchester United are to challenge for the title next season.

A seventh-place finish in the top tier underlined how far the club have slipped behind their main rivals and there is only a month before the opening home fixture against Swansea.
Meulensteen, who worked alongside Sir Alex Ferguson, admits van Gaal will need time to build the club back into one of the major forces in English football.
"They've had Sir Alex Ferguson and they've had a disastrous season with David Moyes, now another one comes in, so that will take time," he said.
"United at this moment in time, (will be) seen by the opposition still a team that can be beaten unless proven otherwise."

 

Diego Costa: Joins Chelsea from Atletico Madrid

The deal had been in the pipeline for a number of months, and the clubs agreed a fee earlier in July, with the move now confirmed by the Premier League club.
The fee for the Brazil-born player, who represented Spain in the World Cup, has not been revealed but it is believed to be in the region of £32million.
"Chelsea Football Club is delighted to announce Diego Costa has today completed his transfer from Atletico Madrid by signing a five-year contract," read a statement on the club’s official website.

"Everybody knows it is a big club in a very competitive league, and I am very excited to get started in England with a fantastic coach and team-mates."

Diego Costa

"He will join up with the first team for our pre-season European training camp next week."
Costa was delighted to see the move finally completed and is keen to test himself with a club he faced as an Atletico player last season.
Costa scored the second goal in the Spanish side’s 3-1 win at Stamford Bridge in their UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg match last season to help secure their final place in the final against rivals Real Madrid.
The 25-year-old also scored 35 goals last season to help Atletico win their first Spanish league title in 18 years and he is now ready to begin his fresh challenge in the Premier League.
"I am very happy to sign for Chelsea,” said Costa.

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"Everybody knows it is a big club in a very competitive league, and I am very excited to get started in England with a fantastic coach and team-mates.
"Having played against Chelsea last season I know the high quality of the squad I am joining.
"I would like to thank everybody at Atletico who made me into the player I am, it was an incredible time for me, but now I am starting a new adventure and I hope to win many trophies with Chelsea."