Gabriel Barbosa says he did not get the opportunity to show what he could do at Inter or Benfica, after making a goalscoring return to Santos.
The Brazilian - known as Gabigol - scored in his first Santos appearance in a draw at Ferroviaria on Saturday after ending an unhappy spell in Serie A.
Inter paid a reported €25 million to sign the Brazil international in August 2016, but he scored just once in the league, never starting a Serie A game.
"Happy to be able to play again," Barbosa told Premium Sport. "This is the important thing for every player and I didn't get the chance at my previous clubs, I was always overlooked.
"When I arrived at Inter the coach [Frank de Boer] told me that I would get a chance in the starting XI but with so many managerial changes, it never happened.
"The club was going through a troubled period and wanted more experienced players and this I understand. But they never gave me a run in the team to prove my abilities."
