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I think it was family issues with him. He has since stated he wished he'd stayed. £16m and 20 league goals in 49 league games is a good return. I think his goals to minutes ratio is amongst some of the best in premier league history, or not far off. He was a incredible finisher. Would have loved him to stay, but for the price, his goals return was fine
Meh. Transfermarkt has the fee at £23.4m. Either way in 2003 that was big money. In 5 years at the club (3 were out on loan) he played 49 league games.
I'm not sure you can paint Crespo as a success story really irrespective of his personal circumstances and Mourinho not really fancying him.