Atletico mock Real after €150m Alvarez bid revelation

Atletico Madrid mocked arch-rivals Real Madrid on social media after Real published an official statement saying a €150 million bid for Julian Álvarez had been turned down. The Rojiblancos dismissed the announcement with a sarcastic list of clarifications and publicly taunted their neighbours.

Real's statement said: "Real Madrid C. F. announces that, following the meeting of the Board of Directors held today, it has made an offer of 150 million euros to Club Atlético de Madrid for the federative rights of the player Julian Álvarez." Los Blancos are now widely expected to be forced into paying his astronomical €500m release clause to break the contract completely.

Atletico replied on their official account: "Official statement with our clarifications regarding the official statement from our neighbors Real Madrid: 1. Your video of the Pope got 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 don’t thank you for anything.

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