Gabriel ‘Gabigol’ Barbosa expressed his frustration that Inter “never gave me a chance to play. I was always pushed to one side.”
The striker cost €29.5m from Santos, failed to get a single Serie A start and was loaned to Benfica.
After six months in a similar situation, the Brazilian opted for a return on loan to his first club.
Gabriel ‘Gabigol’ Barbosa expressed his frustration that Inter “never gave me a chance to play. I was always pushed to one side.”
The striker cost €29.5m from Santos, failed to get a single Serie A start and was loaned to Benfica.
After six months in a similar situation, the Brazilian opted for a return on loan to his first club.
“I don’t think the expression ‘a fresh start’ is accurate, because for me it’s just getting back to being happy and able to play,” the 21-year-old told Mediaset Premium.
“This is the most important thing for every player and I didn’t have that before. I was always pushed to one side.
“When I arrived at Inter, the Coach spoke to me, but there were so many changes of management in a short space of time. The club was not going through a positive time, so they preferred experienced players, and I understood that.
“They never gave me a chance to play, not even five games in a row just to see if I was really ready. I didn’t have that consistency and that made me sad, because I couldn’t do what I love most in the world: play football.”