Atlético Madrid's Hilarious Response to Real Madrid's Álvarez Bid

Atlético Madrid responded with a sarcastic jab to Real Madrid's bid for Julián Álvarez. The Rojiblancos took to Twitter, sharing a laughing emoji in reaction to the Merengues' official statement regarding the offer.

Real Madrid's €150 million proposal was formally submitted this week, fulfilling a campaign promise from Florentino Pérez. Last week, the white-clad club's president had announced that, should he win the elections, he would present an offer for "one of the best players in the world," which would become the most expensive in the club's history.

Despite Pérez ruling out names like Olise, Haaland, and Kane, the target of the "galactic" bid was, in fact, the Argentine forward from their capital rivals. However, Atlético Madrid promptly rejected the offer, directing any further negotiations to the player's release clause.

Julián Álvarez is under contract with Atlético until 2030 and is protected by a €500 million release clause. This figure is considered prohibitive and unattainable for Real Madrid, who had aimed to bolster José Mourinho's squad with the Argentine international.

However, Atlético didn't stop there, making two more posts. "Official statement with our clarifications regarding the official statement from our neighbors, Real Madrid: 1. You cut the Pope's video where he said he was also an Atlético fan. 2. You must have confused politeness with gratitude, but just so there's no doubt: we're not grateful for anything. 3. We haven't analyzed or evaluated any offer for Julián. 4. How can we get along when you make us laugh even more than Barcelona?" the posts read.

"P.S. Taking advantage of the good relationship with your new president, could you please stop 'stealing' players from our Academy? Thank you very much, Real Madrid!" they added, dripping with irony.