Joseph-Desire Job has insisted he never wants to return to Middlesbrough after sealing his loan move to Metz until the end of the current season.
Metz president Carlo Molinari insists the two clubs could not agree a price on an option to buy, but Job admits he does not want to return to a team where he failed to make an impression.
"I don`t know why it didn`t go
well in England," said the Cameroon international.
"You play three matches in a row and then you`re out of the team forever, even if the other strikers aren`t scoring.
"Over there they pay you, but don`t look after you - it`s bizarre. I was frustrated but now I hope to do well with Metz - because I don`t want to return to Middlesbrough when the loan spell has ended."
