On-loan Marseille midfielder Lucas Silvainsists he was not kicked off the team bus by the club's president en route to a Ligue 1 clash against Montpellier.
Silva, who moved to France on a season-long loan from Real Madrid in August, has failed to settle into life in Ligue 1, despite starting a number of games at the beginning of the campaign.
In an effort to find a solution, Marseille and Madrid had reportedly struck a deal to send the Brazilian to Belgian outfit Anderlecht, which he refused.
Silva's reluctance then led to reports that Marseille president Vincent Labrune allowed the 22-year-old to board the team bus ahead of the two-hour trip to Montpellier on February 2, before kicking him off halfway in front of stunned team-mates.
However, Silva took to social media to refute those claims, revealing he was asked to stay in Marseille as negotiations over his future continued.
"On the last day of the transfer window, I was on the bus with the team in order to travel to a match, while negotiations were taking place with European clubs," he explained.
"I was then told by OM to stay in Marseille because I could travel at any moment as a result of these negotiations.
"Having said that, I have never been asked to leave the bus as some media vehicles suggested."
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