Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos says Lionel Messi's move to PSG can be good for them.

The German midfielder believes the move could open up a route for Kylian Mbappe to join Los Blancos, who the Frenchman supported as a youngster, at long last.

Kroos dropped the transfer hint while discussing how Messi's Barcelona exit could weaken Real's LaLiga rivals to his side's advantage

"We'll see how it all works out (Messi to PSG). Maybe the move is good for us because our biggest competitor has lost their best player," the German said while talking to his brother on their joint podcast Einfach mal luppen.

"And maybe even more good things will come out of it as a result. Maybe [a player] from Paris joins us… If that (Mbappe joining Madrid) should actually happen - I don't know - this whole Messi deal would certainly not be a disadvantage for us."