30/05/2026
π¨π¨ After joking about it for a long time, AtlΓ©tico Madrid have PUBLICLY SLAMMED FC Barcelona over the media treatment surrounding the JuliΓ‘n Γlvarez π¦π· transfer rumours π₯π
βIt may seem like a joke or humour, but THIS IS VERY SERIOUS! We have been very ANGRY with Barcelona for quite some time.
It was done ironically to hold up a mirror to the Catalan club and show them what they are doing.
The posts from Fabrizio Romano, reports from journalists covering BarΓ§a, situations where our president goes to Barcelona for lunch and gets trapped with inappropriate questions about a negotiation with Laporta regarding JuliΓ‘n, questions asked to our players in the mixed zoneβ¦
A dinner is organised in Barcelona and El Chiringuito de Jugones is informed so they can film Juanma LΓ³pez leaving the restaurant.
An offer is leaked and we are told it has been sent, but nothing ever arrived here at AtlΓ©tico.
ITβS OVER. We are very angry, and this was our way of showing it.
What is clear is that AtlΓ©tico hold all the cards. The player is protected by a β¬500 million release clause and has a long contract until 2030.
We are delighted with him. He has a long contract, he is fully protected, and we are counting on him for next season.
For now, the club has not considered breaking relations with Barcelona, but it has clearly stated that it will no longer tolerate any situation of this kind involving its player.
JuliΓ‘n cannot be signed through a fixed fee paid over several years with bonuses. It would require β¬500 million in cash to be deposited at the headquarters of La Liga.
If Barcelona had done things properly, the agent would have had nothing to do with this. But if you bypass the club, you are not doing things the right way.
Agents live from this. Thatβs normal, itβs what they usually do because itβs their job.
THE PROBLEM IS BARCELONA!β π³
ποΈ Statement