Following Real Madrid's official announcement claiming that their bid for Atlético Madrid striker Julián Álvarez had been rejected, Atlético Madrid has also issued an official statement in response.

Official Statement from Atlético Madrid

Formal Clarification Regarding Our Neighbours Real Madrid's Official Statement:

1. You edited out the video in which the Pope said he also supports Atlético.

2. You have clearly confused "basic courtesy" with "gratitude." To remove any doubt, let us be perfectly clear: we feel absolutely no gratitude towards you.

3. We neither reviewed nor evaluated any offer for Julián.

4. How could our relationship possibly be bad? After all, you make us laugh even more than Barcelona do.

P.S. Since you have made use of the excellent relationship we enjoy with your new president, could you please stop "stealing" players from our academy?

Many thanks, Real Madrid!