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Crespo had no ide about record transfer

Sacrificial gats Conceicao, Almeyda
MILAN. July 13(Reuters/Intern et): Argentine striker Hernan Crespo was very surprised when he
"My agent is in the United States' and (Lazio president Sergio) Cragnotti hasn't shown his face here. 1 am at a training camp and no-one has called me. so for the moment 1 am a Parma player.
1 am amazed at this news. 1 have not signed anything and I have no idea at what stage the negotations are at."
Lazio said earlier a fee had been agreed with Parma. Parma
hay,been in transfer talks for sevei weeks but Lazio's offer of 3bllllon lire (17.23 million dolla), plus Argentine mid-iiekh Mathias Ahneyda and Port nd winger Sergio Conce-icao.ias finally persuaded Parmto allow Crespo to move to Ror>.
Th agreed transfer fee ecllpstthe 100 billion lire (50 miliio| dollars) Inter Milan paid bLazid for Italy striker Christi) Vieri in June 1999.
Lazisaid they had valued Almeyi at 45 billion lire (22.1 6 nillion dollars) and Conceffo at 30 billion lire (14.77 UHon dollars) and that all that mained was for minor details qhe players contracts to be draj up
Contaao. a key part of Lazio’s Cunpion ship-winning side last hson said he was upset with Vio s decision to use him as jri-exchange in the deal.
I am iisappointed with what Lazl have done. To be honest I thk I deserved a bit more respi after all that 1 have given this team.
I still di t know anything, no one wa^d me 1 could be sold and I'lbe sorry to leave Rome, sal the winger who scored a ha^ick against Ger-.manyias Pougab reached Hid Euro 2000 '^ufinals.
Crespo vj t<.Jam up with coinpatriotsSaudio Lopez, a recent signit from Valencia and midfield! Juan Veron, a key figure i last season's championshihinning side.
Crespo wadje third highest scorer in Serita last season with 21 goalsl only Gabriel Batistuta nd Andriy Shevchenko tend the target more often. I
Crespo joinaparma in the 1996 close seam from River Plate where he ta the Argentine title and tli Libertadores Cup. I
Since arriving in Italy. Crespo has scored 62 goals in 116 Serie A appearances for Parma and established himself In the Argentine national team.
Crespo's nationality, long hair and ability to find the target from the acustest of angles, have inevitably brought comparisons with Batistuta.
The two will now go head-to-head in the Rome derby after Batistuta joined Roma from Fiorentina In May.
But while’ the deal gives Lazio plenty of options in at-
SERGIO CONCEICAO tack where they can also call on Chilean Marcelo Salas, Simone Inzaghi and Fabrizio Ravanelli. the move has weakened their midfield.
There Is no obvious replacement for Conceicao on the right-flank and Almeyda's tough-tackling and battling approach will be hard to compensate for.
But in splashing out for Crespo, Lazio president Sergio Cragnotti is clearly sending out a message that his club have no intention of handing over the title without a fight.