Hernan Crespo has told the Daily Mail that he regrets not spending longer at Chelsea and revealed that family problems cut short his time at Stamford Bridge.
The Argentine striker was one of the headline captures of Roman Abramovich's initial wave of spending. He joined Chelsea for £16.8 million in the summer of 2003, but played just two full seasons for the Blues -- winning the Premier League title in 2005-06 -- amid loan spells at Milan and Inter.
Many supporters were left with the impression of Crespo as a talented striker who failed to adjust to life in England, but he insists that his desire to stay and win at Chelsea was overridden by personal tragedy.