Atlético received the invitation to join the Super League last Thursday European and the club understood that it could not miss the opportunity to be in the same place as the biggest clubs in European football. Atlético received the offer to participate in the new project and did not hesitate. Spain will be represented by three clubs: the two largest, Real Madrid and Barcelona, and Atlético. The leaders of the Superliga consider that the Madrid entity is the third most representative of our football and the Atletico Board of Directors believes that it would have been irresponsible to have said no to the offer. Atlético assumed that had they rejected the proposal, due to the size of the Spanish market, they would have given their place to another LaLiga team.
In the Wanda Metropolitano entity, they consider it unthinkable that there is an option that European football can change without Atlético as the protagonist. Atlético said yes out of responsibility towards their social mass and because the club has to be positioned alongside the greats of the continent.
Dialogue between all parties
For this reason, from Atlético they transmit, as he stated in his statement, that Ideally, an agreement is reached between all parties, although they indicate that some of the major European competitions are already played under the same parameters in which the Super League could be played: basketball Euroleague, without going further. In the Metropolitan Wanda believe that UEFA's initial threats will be abated and that the dialogue will lead to a solution between the parties.
???? The @UEFAcom_es threatens clubs that dispute the #Superliga:
❌ They will not be able to play any other national, European or world competition
❌ Your players could be left without going to your national team
???? ARE YOU IN FAVOR OF THE #SUPERLIGAEUROPEA?
– Diario AS (@diarioas) April 18, 2021
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