In an interview with former teammate Christian Vieri, former Inter striker Hernan Crespo has revealed he did not want to leave the club in the Summer of 2003, when he was sold to Premier League side Chelsea.
The Argentine joined Inter in the Summer of 2002 in a €26 million plus Bernardo Corradi deal and in his season with the club he scored 16 goals in 30 games across all competitions, nine of which came in 12 Champions League matches.
“You and I only spent one year together,” he told Vieri during an interview which was broadcast on Vieri's official Instagram profile.
“I wanted to stay at Inter but they sold me to Chelsea. I had a four year contract and I had just bought a house in Milan. We had just finished second in the league and had reached the Champions League semi finals.”