Hernan Crespo was interviewed by Alessandro Villa in Inter Legends on Inter Channel, where he among other things told the story on how he first turned down Real in 2002. He also revealed that he turned Real down in January 2009.
“We at Inter knew that some would leave at the end of the season, but I really wanted to win in the Inter shirt. In January Real Madrid called me when van Nistelrooy got injured. But I said that I wanted to remain at Milano at all costs to win another championship.”
Source: Inter Channel
