Atletico Madrid Trolls Real Madrid And FC Barcelona Amid Alvarez Bid

BusinessSportsMoneyAtletico Madrid Trolls Real Madrid And FC Barcelona Amid Alvarez BidByTom Sanderson,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tom Sanderson has been primarily based in Barcelona since 2019.Follow AuthorJun 09, 2026, 03:23pm EDTJun 09, 2026, 03:26pm EDTAtletico Madrid has trolled its domestic rivals Real Madrid and FC Barcelona after Los Blancos made a $175 million bid for Julian Alvarez on Tuesday evening.Getty ImagesAtletico Madrid has trolled its domestic rivals Real Madrid and FC Barcelona after Los Blancos made a $175 million (€150 million) bid for Julian Alvarez on Tuesday evening.“Official statement with our clarifications regarding the official statement from our neighbours Real Madrid,” began Atleti, in a tweet on X. "1. They cut out the part of the Pope’s video where he said he was an Atleti fan too. 2. You must have confused education with gratitude, but to leave no doubt: we don’t thank you for anything. “3. We neither study nor consider any offer for Julian. 4. How could we not get along, when you make us laugh even more than FC Barcelona does,” it then finished.Real Madrid made a bid for Atletico Madrid’s striker Julian AlvarezAtleti’s correspondence comes in response to Real Madrid publicly confirming that it made the offer for Alvarez to Atletico. Real Madrid President Florentino Perez essentially backed up a promise, after revealing he’d make a bid of that magnitude for an unnamed player while on the campaign trail.After winning re-election on Sunday through beating Enrique Riquelme in a presidential election, Perez has therefore tabled a proposal for Alvarez.MORE FOR YOU“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 Atletico de Madrid for the federative rights of the player Julian Alvarez,” a communicado from the white side of the Spanish capital began.“After studying and evaluating...