Burnley striker Chris Wood has discussed leaving Leeds United over the summer.
The New Zealand striker completed a £15m switch to Turf Moor on August 21, signing a four-year deal with the Clarets.
Two days before his transfer was rubber stamped, Wood ruled himself out of playing in Leeds' 2-0 win away to Sunderland.
He told The Independent: “Nobody understands that the bid Burnley put in was subject to me not playing against Sunderland.
“And everybody thinks that I refused to play. But it was out of my hands.
“The bid went in at 3pm on the Friday and got accepted at 5pm on the Friday. It was completely out of my hands whether I played or not.
“Burnley took that out of the equation, because they didn't want the worst to happen."
“They said they'd like me to stay there so it doesn't upset the team, they could focus on the Sunderland game, without people from the outside world thinking why they had got rid of a player the day before the game.
“They just wanted everybody to focus on the game. That is why they wouldn't let me leave the hotel until the game kicked off, so there was no distraction."
Source: tribalfootball.com