Atletico Mock Real Madrid: You Are Funnier Than Barcelona!
Mansion Sports – Atletico Madrid brutally mocked their city rivals Real Madrid on social media following the surprising official statement regarding a massive €150 million (£129 million/$173 million) bid for Julian Alvarez.
Los Rojiblancos responded to the extraordinary announcement with a list of sarcastic clarifications, while sharply claiming that their neighbors from Madrid are far more entertaining than reigning La Liga champions Barcelona.
Real Madrid Confirm Bid for Alvarez
Real Madrid took the highly unusual step of publishing an official announcement regarding their transfer activity. The Santiago Bernabeu club confirmed that a remarkable €150 million proposal for Alvarez had been rejected by Atletico Madrid.
Explaining the rejection, the club's official statement read:
"Real Madrid C. F. announces that, following a meeting of the Board of Directors held today, the club has submitted an offer of 150 million euros to Club Atlético de Madrid for the federative rights of player Julian Álvarez."
Following the rejection, Los Blancos are widely expected to have to pay the player’s enormous €500 million release clause in order to completely buy out his contract.
Atletico Mock Their Rivals with Sarcastic Clarifications
Through their official social media accounts, Atletico launched a sharp response to the extraordinary statement released by their city rivals. The club firmly denied that any transfer negotiations had taken place while simultaneously ridiculing their long-time rivals.
Their official statement read:
"Official statement containing our clarifications regarding the official statement from our neighbors Real Madrid:
- Your video about the Pope was cut off before he said that he is also an Atleti supporter.
- You may have mistaken politeness for gratitude, but to be clear: we are not grateful to you for anything.
- We are neither considering nor evaluating any offer for Julián."
Barcelona Also Becomes a Target of the Mockery Following Previous Bid
The extraordinary social media attack did not stop there, as Los Rojiblancos delivered another public jab that read:
"4. How could we possibly not get along when you make us laugh even more than Barcelona?"
They then added:
"P.S. Taking advantage of the good relationship with your new president, let us see if you stop 'stealing' players from our Academy. Thank you very much, Real Madrid!"
A few days earlier, Barcelona had experienced a similar situation after submitting a €100 million (£86 million/$115 million) offer.
Atletico publicly responded with a series of parody images, jokingly offering match tickets, annual subscriptions, and sunflower seeds in exchange for Lamine Yamal.