According to reports from Diario AS, Atletico Madrid responded with irony to what they perceived as a media campaign orchestrated by Barcelona, but the club's stance has become very serious, lodging complaints about several incidents surrounding Alvarez: "This is no joke, we have reached our limit."
The report states that Atletico Madrid is now completely fed up. The club believes that a continuous stream of false rumors has been circulating, leading them to issue a strong statement this week. The trigger was news that Barcelona had made an offer to Atletico Madrid for Alvarez, which the Civitas Metropolitano immediately refuted: "Another lie."
That evening, the exasperated Atletico Madrid officially responded. The club first published several tweets on social media, and subsequent statements directly addressed the Negreira case and Olmo's registration issues: "Atletico Madrid's attitude this time is serious. Initially, the content seemed like teasing, but it is by no means a jest..."
The club believes that a months-long orchestrated media campaign is underway, with a continuous stream of false rumors about Barca's offer amount, meetings and dinners between the two parties, and intermediary mediation, which has completely exhausted the team's patience. The "operating machine" mentioned in Atletico Madrid's tweet refers to related circles and cooperative media, which constantly disseminate various offer messages, while the Madrid club insists it has never received any official offer and there are no transfer negotiations between the two parties.
Atletico Madrid posted a subtly worded tweet, with content related to Deco: "We solemnly refute here that we have never extended an invitation to the Barcelona sporting director to join our scouting team responsible for the Brazilian market." In addition to being annoyed by the rampant false bids and fabricated offer amounts, several past instances of irregular private approaches have also left the club unsettled. The team's post pointed out: "Before the official match between the two sides, Barca had made private contact."
On the eve of the Copa del Rey and Champions League clashes between the two teams, Barcelona's sports department privately contacted Alvarez's entourage, and even attempted to contact the player himself, which greatly displeased Atletico Madrid. Atletico Madrid also recalled that Barcelona had privately contacted Griezmann in 2019.
Inside the Civitas Metropolitano, the message is clear: enough is enough. Atletico Madrid initially used ironic text to attract attention; the tweet involving Yamal was retweeted over 74,000 times and had more than 46 million views, but beneath the surface was a serious demand.
Atletico Madrid hopes to put an end to the various rumors surrounding Alvarez. The club is very satisfied with the player's current situation and is waiting for him to return after the World Cup. The root cause of the club's continuous posts on social media is the long-accumulated immense anger of the Civitas Metropolitano's high-ranking officials.