
The “galactico” player Florentino Perez was seemingly talking about was Julian Alvarez. With a Champions League semi-final under his belt, that’s understandable given sentiment about Perez’s election win is based on Champions League revival.
BBC Sport report Atletico rejected the bid.
In a series of tweets, Atletico confirm refusal of said bid, Real state: “Following the meeting of the board of directors held today, it has made an offer of 150 million euros to Club Atletico de Madrid for the federative rights of the player Julian Alvarez.
“After reviewing and evaluating the offer, Club Atletico de Madrid has expressed its gratitude for the proposal, made within the framework of the good relations between both clubs, and has rejected it, referring to the player’s release clause.”
