Former Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski has hit back at the club for lying about the terms of his departure this summer.
The 33-year-old brought his eight-year stay with the German champions to an end after completing a £42.5million move to Barcelona.
Several reports had suggested the Bayern's interest in Erling Haaland, who eventually joined Manchester City from Borussia Dortmund, was the driving force in Lewandowski seeking a move away.
But the Polish striker says those reports are wide of the mark and he would not have had a problem with Haaland joining the club.
Speaking to ESPN, Lewandowski said: 'No, that (departure) was nothing to do with Erling. I am the guy who even if something's not good for me -- truth is more important.
'I don't want to speak about what happened exactly. But if the question is if the decision to move was because of him, no, I didn't see the problem if he joined Bayern Munich.
'But some kind of people doesn't say to me the truth, say something different,' he continued. 'And for me it was always important to be clear, to stay true, and maybe for a few people that was the problem.
'And in the end I know that something doesn't work well with my person as well and I knew that, OK I see and I feel that maybe it's a good time to move out of Bayern Munich and join Barcelona.
'I had a very good relationship with my teammates, with the staff, with the coach, and these are all things I'm going to miss because I spent a beautiful time there. And we were not only friends from the pitch but also something more.
'But in the end this chapter is over and I open a new chapter in my life and a new chapter in my career.'
Lewandowski went on to suggest that Bayern fabricated the 'bullsh*t' claims to appease fans who were disgruntled with his departure.
'So I feel that I'm in the right position, right place. So everything that's happened in the last maybe few weeks before I left Bayern Munich, that was also of course a lot of politics,' he added.
'The club tried to find an argument why they can sell me to another club because before it was difficult to explain maybe to the fans. And I had to accept that even though it was a lot of bulls**t a lot of s--- said about me.
'Not true, but in the end I knew that the fans, even in this period, still support me a lot.'
Lewandowski joined Bayern on a free transfer from Bundesliga rivals Borussia Dortmund in 2014. He scored 375 goals in 344 appearances, making him the clubs second all-time goalscorer.