Barcelona made an opening offer of €100 million to sign Julián Álvarez from Atletico Madrid. Atletico responded with social media posts that used ironic “offers” featuring Barcelona players in Atletico kits and a sarcastic message claiming they had not offered Barcelona sporting director Deco a role in their Brazil scouting department. Atletico then escalated to a more direct statement, denying any wrongdoing while claiming recent months brought a smear campaign targeting one of their players. The club cited leaked information with ulterior motives, “fake news,” constant disrespect, and calls before direct matchups. The statement ended by invoking the Negreira case, accusing Barcelona of improper influence and demanding respect.
"The statement concluded with an even sharper message aimed at Barcelona by invoking the Negreira case: "But of course, it wouldn't occur to us either to have the referees' vice president on our payroll or to resort to political favors to register players. RESPECT an""
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