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"I wasn't happy and I wanted to leave. I have not been allowed this in any way and I will STAY at the club so as not to get into a legal dispute," he was quoted as saying by Goal.com.
Lionel Messi's father and agent Jorge Messi met Barcelona club president Josep Maria Bartomeu on Wednesday to discuss the player's wish to leave the club but the talks ended in stalemate, Spanish media reported.
Jorge Messi dodged questions on whether Manchester City would be a good option for his son.
His departure ends a trophy-laden six-year spell at Camp Nou during which Rakitic won four league titles, four Copa del Rey trophies plus the Champions League and Club World Cup.
Messi's failure to show up for the session, the first under new Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman, was widely expected after the 33-year-old Argentine also failed to turn up for a pre-season medical on Sunday.
The 33-year-old informed his lifelong club on Tuesday he wished to leave immediately, plunging Barca into new turmoil less than two weeks after their humiliating 8-2 Champions League quarterfinal defeat by Bayern Munich.
The 57-year-old Roca, who took charge of Hyderabad FC in June, had put in a request to be relieved of his duties after the newly appointed FC Barcelona head coach Ronald Koeman expressed his desire to have him in his support staff.
Lionel Messi announced on Tuesday that he wished to leave the Catalan side.
Under the terms of the contract which expires in 2021, the only way Messi can leave without the club's consent is if a rival side pays his release clause of 700 million euros (629.7 million pounds).
Catalan radio station Rac1 reported that the striker had been told by new Barca coach Ronald Koeman that he was not in his plans for next season.