"People said this boy is the next Maradona.."
An ode to the story of Messi ahead of his very last dance.
Lionel Messi & Argentina: Epilogue
Hope you dig.
Since we now know Real Madrid’s bid was for Julian Alvarez
It means according Fiorentino Perez, Alvarez is on the same level as Prime Ronaldo.
Observed and Noted for Future Agendas
Usually, bids, offers, and negotiations between clubs are never made public. I don't think I've ever seen a club release an official statement saying they made an offer for a player and had it rejected. Clubs usually either announce the signing officially or say nothing at all.
That's why I find this whole situation strange. It feels like Real Madrid wanted this information to become public because it makes the negotiations more difficult for us. Now everyone knows that even an offer of €150m was supposedly rejected by Atleti.
Honestly, I wouldn't even be surprised if the offer was never actually made and the whole thing was coordinated with Atleti because it benefits both sides. One side gets to show they're not willing to sell at any price, while the other makes it publicly clear that he fulfilled his promise and made the 150m offer.
We're so big that we're actually making two rival clubs work together against us.
Never let any Madrid fan tell you that WE are the ones “obsessed” with them. It definitely goes both ways, but they’re above absolutely nothing.
Reality is, Flick’s caused turmoil at that club.
🚨🗣️ “The statement painted an ideal scenario for Real Madrid and Atleti to come out on top: Florentino Pérez fulfills his campaign promise to bid €150m, and Atleti raises their price on Julián Álvarez while setting a negotiation stance for other clubs” @gastonedul#Transfers 👀
🚨 JUST IN: Sources within Barcelona assure they had known for some time that Madrid would make this move for Julián Álvarez and that the offer would be rejected.
They interpret it as confirmation that Florentino Pérez is more worried about who Barça might sign than strengthening his own team, reports SER. #FCB 📞🔵🔴
Not gonna lie, I think Florentino Perez didn't ACTUALLY bid for Álvarez. I think Real Madrid’s offer may have even been coordinated with Atlético to make Julián Álvarez’s move to Barcelona more difficult, because I can’t find any logical way how he would fit into Real Madrid’s squad.
With Mbappé and Vinícius already in the team, it just doesn’t make much sense and also I believe it was a PR stunt by Pérez for the elections.
“We'll help you win the elections.”
“Okay.”
“You help us keep Julián Álvarez.”
“Deal.”
“Barça are becoming too strong in the league. We may be local rivals, but let's join hands.” 🤣
Florentino Pérez made a huge public show of a €150M bid, only for it to be Julián Álvarez. The move conveniently inflates the player's market value and complicates any potential approach from Barcelona.
The fear of Barça in the capital must be enormous right now if they're doing everything possible to make sure we stop signing players. 😂