“Finding the number 8 on my back makes me very proud.” “Getting a number from someone I really care about is a big motivation for me,” Federico Valverde told the press after Real Madrid Atalanta 2-0 in the UEFA Super Cup.

“I gave the goal to Kroos and his wife,” the Uruguayan player said.

Valverde has already said that Toni Kroos is his sports hero, and he was thrilled to get that No. 8 jersey from the German this summer. Similar to Toni, Fede even bleached his hair white.