Dani Parejo has denied he changed agents during the transfer window in an attempt to force through a move to Barcelona.
The Valencia captain was linked with a switch to Camp Nou following the arrival of head coach Ernesto Valverde, especially as Barca sought last-minute deals to compensate for Neymar's move to Paris Saint-Germain.
"No, it was the other way around," he told Marca. "I had been with [the agency] Bahia all my career and I need to thank them, as they've done a great job for me.
"However, I thought it was necessary to make a change because there are some situations which you think can do better.
"It is not that I wanted to go to Barcelona. If Barcelona want a player then they come, they pay the release clause and if the player wants to leave then he does.
"I've been with Valencia almost all my career and owe a lot to the club and the city. I cannot behave poorly with the club that has given me almost everything in my footballing life.
"If I do have to leave here one day then I hope it will be a long time away.
"I don't know if Barcelona were considering it, with all of the commotion of that window. But I always had the mindset of wanting to stay. Since Marcelino arrived, I told him I want to train with him."
