Ghana international Alfred Duncan believes his inability to make the grade at Inter Milan inspired him to take his game to the next level.
A product of the Nerazzurri's youth set-up, the midfielder struggled to become a mainstay of the first team, a situation which forced him out on loan to Livorno, whom he would help to secure Italian top-flight promotion in 2012-13.
A two-year-stint with the Dark Reds did little to convince Inter, who again sent the 26-year-old to Sampdoria on loan in 2014. At the end of the season, he joined Il Doria on a permanent deal, signing a four-and-a-half-year contract.