Barcelona's Argentine superstar Lionel Messi on Friday criticized his club about Uruguayan star Luis Suarez's leave as he thinks that the club board "kicked him out".

Axar.az reports that, the statement came from Messi.

"You deserved to depart for who you are: one of the most important players in the club's history, winning things as part of a group and individually. Not for them to kick you out as they have done. But the truth is nothing surprises me anymore," Messi said on Instagram.

A pure Barcelona product, Messi last month informed his club that he wanted to leave, but Barcelona did not let him go, refusing his request.

In addition, La Liga blocked Messi's free transfer before 2021 and obliged €700 million ($828.2 million) release fee for an immediate departure, which forced the Argentine forward to stay at Barcelona for a final season.

Messi renewed his deal with Barcelona in 2017 and his contract is set to conclude on June 30, 2021.