Atletico Madrid troll Real Madrid after rejecting €150m Julian Alvarez bid | OneFootball

Real Madrid have followed through on the promise made by President Florentino Perez to make a €150m bid for a player on Tuesday. Their move for Julian Alvarez has been turned down however.

Last Thursday, Perez promised during his election campaign that on top of the signings of Denzel Dumfries and Ibrahima Konate, he would make a record transfer bid for a player on Tuesday of €150m. There was plenty of speculation over who it might be for, with Vitinha, Joao Neves and Michael Olise all strongly suggested. Yet on Tuesday, Real Madrid confirmed they had made a bid for Alvarez.

Real Madrid confirm Julian Alvarez offer

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Los Blancos announced on Tuesday evening, that they had made a €150m bid for Alvarez, but that it had been rejected.

Los Rojiblancos then followed up with another statement mocking their rivals.

P.S. Taking advantage of the good relationship with your new president, let’s see if you stop “stealing” players from our Academy. Thanks a lot, Real Madrid!

Atletico have maintained that Alvarez is not for sale, unless his €500m release clause is activated, amid heavy interest from Barcelona. That said, it has been suggested that he may have a clause in his contract allowing him to leave for less.