Tuesday,
July 25, 2006
Hernan Crespo is lethal, exciting
and is every goalkeeper's nightmare. One of the world's most prolific
strikers and is a star for
Despite offers of a house, a
private jet and more money from
4 The
Game,
Monday
24 July 2006
The Argentinian World Cup star has not managed to settle in
"Abramovich has offered me a house, a private jet and more
money, but I told him I simply want to return home,'' the 31-year-old told Tuttosport.
"The fact is
I love
"
He added: "I
am waiting here, hoping my mobile will ring.
"I can just
guarantee that I am a healthy striker with just one wish - to return and play
my sort of football."
Crespo had been expected to
return to AC Milan, where he spent the 2004-05 season on loan, but it is believed
the Rossoneri cannot afford to make any major
signings after losing their Champions League place as a punishment for their
involvement in the Serie A match-fixing scandal.
Hernan Crespo Profile:
Crespo made his international debut in
February 1995 against
A protigi of Daniel Passarella at
CA River Plate, Crespo spent three successful seasons
at the Argentinian club, scoring 24 goals and winning
two national championships as well as a Copa Libertadores in 1996.
Crespo
moved to Parma FC, in 1996, where he overcame a difficult start to average a
goal every other game. In 1999
In 2000, S.S.Lazio had to pay a then world record 60m to acquire Crespo. In
Crespo in 2002, began his Inter career in
explosive fashion, scoring nine goals in the first eight games in the UEFA
Champions League, but he then sustained a thigh injury in January 2003 that
limited his involvement as the Nerazzurri finished
runners-up in Serie A and reached the last four in
Crespo joined Chelsea FC in 2003 for 24.25m
but was unable to settle in
Crespo, in 2004-2005 rediscovered his best
form with eleven league goals and six in the Champions League, including two in
the final against Liverpool FC, although
Crespo was top scorer at the 1996 Olympic
Games
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