🤣 Even funnier than Barça: Atlético mock Real after huge bid | OneFootball

After Real Madrid officially announced an XXL offer for Julián Álvarez of Atlético de Madrid early in the evening, the Rojiblancos fired back almost immediately. Their response is hard to top in terms of mockery.

Atlético reacted with a razor-sharp statement to the announcement from their local rivals in Madrid. In the post on X, under the headline “Clarifications regarding the official statement from our neighbors,” it said:

“1. Your video of the Pope must have cut off right where he said that he is also an Atleti fan.

“2. You seem to have confused politeness with gratitude, but so there is no doubt: We are grateful to you for absolutely nothing.”

“3. We are neither reviewing offers for Julián nor even considering them.”

“4. How could we not get along well when you are even funnier than @FCBarcelona_es.”

In it, the club rejected every single point used by Real Madrid and explicitly picked apart the wording of Los Blancos’ statement.

The fact that negotiations are currently on ice is down to the two clubs’ completely different financial expectations: Real Madrid are offering €150 million, while Atlético are insisting on the release clause written into the player’s contract, which runs until 2030. That clause stands at a staggering €500 million.

Atlético have no intention of budging from those terms by even an inch. Barcelona already experienced that as well, when Atlético pushed back against the ongoing rumors surrounding Álvarez with a series of similarly mocking posts on X.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.

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