New Sevilla signing Munir El Haddadi claims Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde was "forbidden" from playing him by the club's hierarchy after the forward said he did not want to renew his contract.
Munir came through the ranks at Barca and had been highly rated as a teenager, but unsurprisingly he found it difficult to hold down a place in the side among the club's star-studded attackers.
An underwhelming loan spell with Valencia was followed by a more productive one at Deportivo Alaves last season, scoring 10 times in 33 La Liga games, and he was rewarded with a spot back in Barca's squad this term.