Inzaghi stays- even if Crespo signs
Filippo Inzaghi will not be leaving Milan, even though the Serie A champions are being linked with a move for Chelsea´s Hernan Crespo.
Rumours in Italy have suggested that the unsettled Stamford Bridge attacker could replace Inzaghi in coach Carlo Ancelotti´s plans.
However, Inzaghi´s agent Tullio Tinti has told skysports.com that there is little prospect of the Azzurri forward departing.
" Filippo has never considered leaving the Rossoneri as he thinks they are the perfect team for him," Tinti insisted.
" This possibility was never even discussed as the club has no intention to sell him either.
" That was clear also when rumours about Real Madrid came out. Filippo firmly stated that he was not interested in turning down Milan to join Los Merengues."
As for the Crespo rumours, Tinti considers such a move for the Argentina international to be unlikely.
" Milan are looking for a striker to be fourth choice behind Filippo, Andrei Shevchenko and Jon Dahl Tomasson," revealed the agent.
" I don´t think Crespo would accept this role.
" He is a big name in football and also a player who earns high wages - not the kind of man you associate with a substitute´s role."
Inzaghi will be fit for the new season despite undergoing surgery on an ankle problem that caused him to be excluded from Giovanni Trapattoni´s Euro 2004 squad.
" I am sure of that ( his client being fit)," Tinti affirmed. " Filippo is already training in Sardinia to be totally fit for next season and I am sure he will promptly return to his high scoring standards."