According to latest rumours, Juventus could be a surprise third party in the negotiations between Inter and Chelsea for Hernan Crespo.
ccording to reports, Chelsea could be willing to release Hernan Crespo this summer, however, and this will come as a shock for Inter fans, not to join the Nerazzurri but to sign with bitter rivals Juventus!
Chelsea are eager to have him back in the squad in order to cover for Didier Drogba and Salomon Kalou who will be off to the African Cup of Nations tournament.
The decisive moment for Crespo’s future will be on May 31, when the Stamford Bridge side must decide whether to use their option to recall him or leave the striker to Inter in the final year of his contract.
According to the ‘Gazzetta dello Sport’, the situation is far more complicated than it may at first appear. The famous pink newspaper says that agent Fernando Hidalgo inserted a special clause in the contract stating that if Chelsea recalled Crespo, it would mean extending his deal until 2010.
However, according to another Italian newspaper, ‘Tuttosport’, Juventus are the team behind it all. The Bianconeri would be willing to pay for that contract extension in order to take Crespo and have him form a partnership with Ajax starlet
Klaas Jan Huntelaar.
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