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Atletico Madrid have brutally mocked rivals Real Madrid on social media following their shocking official statement regarding a massive €150m (£129m/$173m) bid for Julian Alvarez. The Rojiblancos dismissed the extraordinary announcement with a sarcastic list of clarifications, bluntly claiming that their city neighbors were far more laughable than reigning La Liga champions Barcelona.
Real Madrid confirm massive Alvarez offer
Real Madrid have taken the very unusual step of releasing an official announcement regarding their transfer activity. The Santiago Bernabeu team have confirmed they saw a monumental €150 million offer for Alvarez rejected by Atletico Madrid. Detailing the refusal, the club’s official statement read: “Real Madrid CF announces that following today’s Board of Directors meeting, it has made an offer of 150 million euros to Club Atlético de Madrid for the federal rights of player Julian Álvarez.” Following the rebuttal, Los Blancos are expected to be forced to pay his astronomical €500 million release clause to completely break the contract.
Taking to their official social media account, Atletico launched a scathing response to the extraordinary statement issued by their city rivals. The club have completely denied negotiating a potential transfer, while brutally mocking their bitter opponents.
Their official statement read: “Official statement with our clarifications regarding the official statement from our neighbors Real Madrid: 1. Your video of the Pope was cut before he said he was also an Atleti fan. 2. You may have confused politeness with gratitude, but just to be clear: we don’t thank you for anything. 3. We are not considering or evaluating any offer for Julián.”
Barcelona also humiliated after previous offer
The remarkable social media onslaught didn’t stop there, as the Rojiblancos launched another public jab, saying: “4. How could we not get along, when you make us laugh even more than Barcelona?” They then added: “PS. Taking advantage of the good relations with your new president, let’s see if you stop ‘stealing’ players from our Academy. Thank you very much, Real Madrid!”
A few days ago, Barcelona were similarly humiliated after submitting a €100m (£86m/$115m) bid. Atletico released a series of mock-ups, jokingly offering match tickets, an annual subscription and sunflower seeds in exchange for Lamine Yamal.
What happens next in the transfer saga?
Real and Barcelona must now decide whether to pursue Alvarez or abandon their ambitious transfer plans altogether. With Atletico adopting such an aggressive defensive stance, securing the striker’s signature is looking increasingly impossible. The two Spanish heavyweights will likely have to negotiate a reduction in the Argentine’s release clause if they are serious about securing a spectacular deal at the end of the summer.
