Toni Kroos has no intention of being a Manchester United player next season. The Bayern Munich midfielder has long been linked with a move to Old Trafford but, as reported by the Guardian on Thursday, the 24-year-old is no longer a target for United and has now confirmed that he thinks he will stay at the German champions.

“I am expecting to play for Bayern Munich next season,” Kroos told Bild. “There was a lot of speculation, but Manchester is and was not an issue. At this point in time I am fully focused on preparations for the 2014 Fifa World Cup.”

Kroos has a year left with Bayern and has yet to accept their offer of an extension.

Rumours of a United move for Kroos started to circulate when David Moyes was in charge, although talk has cooled since the appointment of Louis van Gaal.