AceShowbiz - While Liam Payne's loved ones will gather to mourn his death, at least one of his close friends is not invited to his upcoming funeral. Rumor has it that Rogelio "Roger" Nores, who had traveled with the singer to Argentina to renew his visa to live in the U.S., is banned from funeral.

According to The Sun, Roger, who is described by some as Liam's manager, "is not welcome" at the ceremony which is due to take place this week in the late star's hometown of Wolverhampton. "Liam's family want his funeral to go off without a hitch and right now opinions are strained when it comes to Roger," a source tells the site.

"It's true he and Liam had a bond but he's never been popular when it comes to Liam's wider circle," the source goes on reasoning. "There is a difference in the narrative, Roger would say he stepped back from working with Liam - others would say he was pushed."

Roger is currently being investigated by Argentinian authorities in relation to Liam's passing on October 16. The businessman visited the "Strip That Down" hitmaker at the CasaSure hotel in Buenos Aires three times in the hours leading to his death.

"Many people didn't even know Liam and Roger had reconnected until his fateful trip to Argentina last month," the source adds. "Due to the ongoing investigation in Argentina, he's not welcome at this week's service."

Authorities in Argentina have stated that they are investigating a "friend" whom they accused of "abandoning a person followed by death," but they have not named the said "friend." Roger, meanwhile, has denied the allegations.

"I never abandoned Liam, I went to his hotel 3 times that day and left 40 minutes before this happened," he said. "There were over 15 people at the hotel lobby chatting and joking with him when I left."

Roger claimed, "I could have never imagined something like this would happen. I've given my statement to the prosecutor on October 17 as a witness and I haven't spoken to any police officer or prosecutor ever since."

"I wasn't Liam's manager he was just my very dear friend and please refer to the email I sent to Liam and his team on August 23," he explained. "I'm really heart-broken with this tragedy, and I've been missing my friend every day."