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Atletico Madrid have savagely mocked arch-rivals Real Madrid on social media following their shock official announcement of a massive €150m (£129m/$173m) bid for Julian Alvarez. The Rojiblancos dismissed the extraordinary announcement with a sarcastic list of clarifications, brutally claiming their city neighbors are far more ridiculous than reigning La Liga champions Barcelona.
Real Madrid confirm the massive Alvarez bid
Real Madrid took the highly unusual step of making a formal announcement about their transfer business. The Santiago Bernabeu outfit confirmed they saw a monumental €150m bid for Alvarez rejected by Atletico Madrid. The official club statement read: “Real Madrid CF announces that, following the meeting of the Board of Directors held today, they have made an offer of 150 million euros to Club Atlético de Madrid for the federation rights of the player Julian Álvarez.” Following the rebuttal, Los Blancos are widely expected to be forced to pay his astronomical €500 million release clause to break the contract completely.
Taking to their official social media account, Atletico launched a scathing response to the extraordinary statement from their city rivals. The club flatly refused to negotiate any potential transfer, brutally taunting their bitter rivals in the process.
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 off before he said he was also an Atleti fan. 2. You may have confused politeness with gratitude, but just to be clear: we are not thanking you for anything. 3. We are not evaluating any offer or Julián.”
Barcelona also humiliated after previous bids
The remarkable onslaught on social media didn’t stop there as the Rojiblancos delivered another public jab, reading: “4. How could we not get along when you make us laugh even more than Barcelona?” They later added: “PS Taking advantage of the good relationship with your new president, let’s see if you stop “stealing” players from our academy. Many thanks, Real Madrid!”.
Several days ago, Barcelona were similarly humiliated after submitting a bid of €100m. (£86m/$115m). Atletico published a series of mock-up images and jokingly offered match tickets, an annual subscription and sunflower seeds in exchange for Lamine Yamal.
So what happens 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 seems increasingly impossible. The two Spanish heavyweights are likely to have to negotiate a reduction in the Argentine’s release clause if they really want to force a dramatic late summer deal.
