Now Celtic Back In For Crespo?

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Inter Milan's Hernan Crespo has been frozen out on the first team picture under Jose Mourinho, with Adriano, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Mario Balotelli all staring down at home from the upper echelons of the pecking order.

The veteran Argentine ace is *-bent on going to South Africa in 2010 to round off a glittering career and knows he needs first team football.

Hinting at a January exit, he said yesterday: "Nobody told me that I would not be playing in the league games or that I wasn't in the Champions League squad.

"My decision is to wait until January. I could go anywhere; the worst thing is that I don't play.

"I want to play at the 2010 World Cup - it is my dream - but coach Basile doesn't call on me because I don't play for Inter."

Celtic boss Gordon Strachan is sure to be buoyed by these latest comments. The striker was in Glasgow this summer as a guest of the club in order to take in a tour of Celtic Park, training facility Lennoxtown and the city itself.

However, the summer transfer market is filled with cold handshakes and empty promises. Subsequently, before the striker could sit down to discuss terms in earnest, he decided to jet back to Italy to try his luck under new boss Mourinho.

Now, though, the prospect of a Parkhead switch will look more attractive to Crespo. Celtic's three realistic striking options - Scott McDonald, Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink and Georgios Samaras - have all forced their way into their respective international teams as Hoops.

However, McDonald has been troubled by injures of late and looks a little out of shape, Strachan is loathe to rely on maverick Samaras and big Jan's start to the season has been patchy. Thus, the Bhoys need one more quality option.

The opening 0-0 Champions League draw with unfavoured Aalborg is testament to that.

Thus, Celtic have been tipped to pursue the striker with renewed energy in January.

 

if it`s true then i would defo take him an awsome striker.
but can we afford him....... i dont know.

 

Lol i would be very surprised if we did but no chance he would be on a * load of wages which is a no no for the board.

 

bollocks.....i dont see there being any truth in this story

 

It is bollocks

 

i think its bollocks

 

would be good but not gonna happen

 

It's probably bollocks.

 

Yup pants

 

I'd hoped we were past the Roy Keane type of player, who has a massive reputation - but is pretty much past it. singing on for a loast massive pay day & not giving much back.

He probably would score goals, but he's probably be injured a lot & not really give a *.

 

if he comes ill eat my hat and scarf

 

the bit that got me thinking was true was when it sayd he wants to play in the 2010 world cup but his international coach won't call him up for the sqaud because he doesn't play first team football then it got me thinking that he would come to us in january because he would be playing regular football and he would get the call up for the world cup.

 

would be good if it was true

 

belter

 

this rumor is gettin coverage here in the states too, from Sports Illustrated.com

Sources suggest that Celtic will resume their pursuit of experienced hitman Hernan Crespo in January. The veteran Argentine ace is *-bent on going to South Africa in 2010 to round off a glittering career and knows he needs first team football. Hinting at a January exit, he said yesterday: "Nobody told me that I would not be playing in the league games or that I wasn't in the Champions League squad."

 

Goal.com = Bullshit.

 

For me going for big names like Crespo and when Graveson was here is a bigger gamble than for plyers with lesser names. If Crespo does want to go to the World Cup then I think he's play with is all at cp so i'd take him

 

Quick question lads, if he did sign would he be eligible to join our champions league squad?

 

As long as he hasn't played in European competition during the season, then yeah.

 

depends on if he's played for inter this season in europe
which i'm pretty sure he didn't

it's prob bollox and why would we want him?