Real Sociedad goalkeeper Mat Ryan admits he felt let down by Brighton last season.
Ryan lost his place to Robert Sanchez before leaving on-loan for Arsenal in January.
He told the Daily Mail: "The biggest surprise was hearing the words coming out of Graham's (Potter, Brighton manager) mouth. Him saying I could look elsewhere caught me off guard. I knew I perhaps wasn't in career best form at the time, but I felt as if I hadn't done too much wrong either.
"I was still confident that come the end of the season I would have contributed to the team in playing my part to help us achieve another successful season. But Graham had other ideas. Not that I'm trying to make excuses, but things felt a bit off and different to the environment I had been used to in my three seasons prior.
"It started off with a summer transfer rumour to sign Emi Martinez (now at Aston Villa) which my agent and I sought clarity on, but never received an answer from the club, nor did they really squash it either as well as then a couple of other things like contract extensions discussions or lack of.
"In the previous seasons I hadn't felt that uncertainty. I feel as if they were the reasons behind that feeling that things were a bit different and as it turned out it wasn't an environment I was able to thrive in anymore unfortunately.
"We [him and Potter] never had a falling out at all. That's why it came as such a surprise. He did his best to justify the situation and the reasoning behind it. I was running high on emotion of the disappointment of the situation I was in, and how it had all come to that.
"I felt it was unjust and unfair because of what I had given for the club. I didn't feel like I was making any major errors but I can understand that a manager has to make decisions based on what he feels best for him and his team.
"It hurt a little bit given what I had contributed to the club. But I don't want to continue to harp on about it. I made some fantastic memories there, the club has moved on, and I have moved on and I'll always continue to support the club as a fan due to the special times and connection we had."
