Zlatan Ibrahimovic revealed that when leaving the club he wanted to move to Madrid.
The 30-year-old footballer joined the Catalan team in 2009, but after just one season due to conflicts with coach Pep Guardiola and poor performance, he was sold to Milan.
In his autobiography, the Swede said: "President Sandro Rosell told me: 'I understand the situation. Where do you want to play?' I replied: 'Madrid.' But Rosell replied: 'That's impossible. You can go anywhere, but not there.'
Earlier in an interview, Ibrahimovic insisted that he was forced to kiss the "Barcelona" logo during his presentation at the club.
"The kiss... I was almost forced to do it," Ibrahimovic said. "They kept saying: 'kiss it, kiss it.' I usually only do what I want, but I was happy at such a big club and stadium, so I obeyed."