The Italian international, who has himself been linked with a switch to Stamford Bridge, feels the Nerazzurri cannot afford to let go of the 28-year-old if they have ambitions of winning trophies.
"I would prefer them to sell me instead of Crespo," Vieri told Il Giorno. "It would be difficult to understand why I should stay at Inter; to finish second, third, fourth place? I think that letting Hernan go would weaken the team, not strengthen it."
The former Juventus player is concerned that the situation is beginning to mirror the previous summer when Inter sold Ronaldo to Real Madrid.
"They have already sold Ronaldo, then they bought Crespo to replace him and now they want to sell him too, you have to buy good players not sell them.
"If Inter decide to do this I suggest they are better off selling me because it means the club do not have the same ideas as I have," the 30-year-old added.
Vieri also confirmed he suggested possible purchases to the club's management team but his ideas were ignored.
"I told them, let's buy Veron, he is a player who could solve our troubles. Instead Chelsea bought him."
He concluded: "It's better I don't meet the club's officers any more, they don't listen to my suggestions and I'll just get angry and hang them on the wall."
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