Martin Braithwaite claims to have been snapped up by Barcelona in a shock €18 million (£16m/$22m) transfer because they always believed that he could "play in a lot higher level."
Injury struggles at Camp Nou in February 2020 forced the Blaugrana to dip into an emergency recruitment market for attacking reinforcements.
Denmark international Braithwaite was the man they settled on, as a deal was done with La Liga rivals Leganes, and the 29-year-old believes he is deserving of a prominent role in Catalunya despite questions still being asked of his presence.