Atleti hit out at Barça: we'd never have refs' deputy on payroll | OneFootball

Atlético de Madrid has no plans to part ways with Julián Álvarez, despite rumors linking him with FC Barcelona, and has once again used irony on its X account to make that clear.

This afternoon it posted a mocking tweet in which it pretended to have sent a fax to FC Barcelona with a transfer offer for Lamine Yamal. The proposal included four tickets to the Bad Bunny concert, a yearly subscription to ABC, and a bag of sunflower seeds.

The red-and-white club opens it by borrowing the format of Fabrizio Romano’s "HERE WE GO," the journalist specializing in transfers who popularized that expression as a trademark confirmation of deals. 

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"And remember, it only took us five minutes to create this hoax. We live in a time when reality can be altered. Don’t believe everything you see, especially if it’s related to Barça," they add on Instagram.

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"No, Atlético de Madrid would never do something like that. However, in recent months we have been suffering a smear campaign against one of our players. Self-serving leaks, fake news, constant disrespect, the culé version of the machine inventing little stories, phone calls before direct clashes... But of course, it would never occur to us to have the vice president of the referees on our payroll or to use political favors to register players. RESPECT and VALUES," the red-and-white club denounces.

The tweet is illustrated with an image of Lamine Yamal wearing the Atlético shirt. What do you think?

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