Quique Setien has taken aim at Barceoona and Villarreal during this week's coaches summit.

Setien admits he felt let down by both Barca and Villarreal, where he was axed at the beginning of this season.

Recalling having to take Barca to court for outstanding mobey owed, he told Cadena SER, “In principle I was not going to go to this meeting. In the end you have no choice but to go to court. Five days before the trial I was able to arrange an agreement with Barcelona. 16 months later we reached an agreement, but asked me to give up some of the money and I was not willing to.

"They are strictly complying with the payments, but they will finish paying me three years after having coached Barca.

“For many it has been an absolute surprise. I don't know how many coaches have exposed their particular cases, perhaps between 10 or 12 or 14 coaches from the First and Second Division. Those who have not resolved the problem have had to fix it, conditioned by the slowness of justice.

“I always like Barca's idea. It is true that right now they are not in a good moment and they are lacking inspiration. I have congratulated Michel (Girona coach) because he is playing extraordinary football and doing great work. I told him that I would love for him to win La Liga, I would be very happy for him and for football."

On Villarreal, Setien also said: “I didn't like the call from the club's general director telling me what was going to happen [he'd be sacked] much. That already seemed regrettable to me, but well, I'm used to many things that have happened to me, both as a player and as a coach. It's no longer about not having to pay you, but to discredit you and expose you when this does not happen. I have a lot of respect for Villarreal."