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Transfers - Emmanuel Adebayor: The full saga

Eurosport - Mon, 13 Jul 13:04:00 2009

Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor has continually linked himself with a move away from the club, with Milan the main suitors - follow the saga in full.

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June 28, 2008 - Adebayor: "I have three more years (on my) contract so no matter what, I have to stay. I'm staying at Arsenal."

June 28, 2008 - Adebayor: "We will have to meet with the manager before anything can be decided. But, as you know better than anyone, a lot of teams want me to play for them."

June 29, 2008 - Adebayor: "Barcelona have made a good financial offer, but it is up to the (Arsenal) directors to satisfy my demands, otherwise I will leave."

August 19, 2008 - Adebayor signs new contract worth £80,000 a week.

March 9, 2009 - Adebayor: "I knew that Milan and Barcelona were interested in me."

April 27, 2009 - On hearing that Milan were interested in signing him: "For me that must be something special. It is like a boy being told (pop star) Beyonce is looking for them."

May 18, 2009 - Silvio Berlusconi: "There is a good chance we will get Adebayor."

May 26, 2009 - Adebayor: "All I can say is I am a footballer and if a club like Milan are interested in me then I cannot lie to you, I am happy, because it is Milan. But the thing is that it stops there - I am very happy playing for Arsenal, and this is what I always say. At the end of the day you just get bored of this - people read these things and then the fans will boo you for what you never said."

June 27, 2009 - Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani reveals he has talked to Arsenal about the possibility of signing Adebayor if bids for Edin Dzeko and Luis Fabiano fall through.

July 13, 2009 - Manchester City emerge as shock candidates for Adebayor's signature after reports claim they are in talks with Arsenal.

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  1. ADEBAYOR F*CK OFF YOU LAZY LANKY @#$% YOUR WORK RATE­ IS SLOW! YOU NEED 20/30 SHOTS ON GOAL MAYBE TO GET 1-2­ GOALS YOUR HEART IS NOT IN THE CLUB TO BE A GOONER 80K­ A WEEK
    I WOULDNT GIVE YOU £80 A WEEK, WENGER CASH IN­ NOW!!

    UP THE­ ARSENAL

    From lanesra, on Wed 10 Jun 5:17PM
  2. Am sure that if we sold off Adebayor and bought Carlos­ Tevez, I can guarantee that the premier league is ours.­ they can combine perfectly well with Ashavan. We cant­ sell VP cos he may not cost much..at least not as much­ as Ade whose commitment to club is now obviously­ suspect.

    From WILFRED, on Wed 10 Jun 4:28PM
  3. Am sure that if we sold off Adebayor and bought Carlos­ Tevez, I can guarantee that the premier league is ours.­ they can combine perfectly well with Ashavan. We cant­ sell VP cos he may not cost much..at least not as much­ as Ade whose commitment to club is now obviously­ suspect.

    From WILFRED, on Wed 10 Jun 4:26PM
  4. Gunnerz let's challenge next season

    From FRANCIS, on Wed 10 Jun 11:36AM
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    Hey Emmanuel Adebayor don't make a decision you­ will regret Arsenal is good for you, even though you­ didn't perform last season! Anyway U shud know that­ premier league is the best league in the world with so­ many spectators and Arsenal been a popular club with­ many Fans so i urge you to stay because thats where u­ will play to gain Fame! But U got to stop many of­ silly misses U make Okay?

    From FRANCIS, on Wed 10 Jun 11:34AM
  6. We need to perforn next season this time around No­ silly mistakes,slip-ups or anyother hindrance Okay!

    From FRANCIS, on Wed 10 Jun 11:33AM
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    Hey Emmanuel Adebayor don't make a decision you­ will regret Arsenal is good for you, even though you­ didn't perform last season! Anyway U shud know that­ premier league is the best league in the world with so­ many spectators and Arsenal been a popular club with­ many Fans so i urge you to stay because thats where u­ will play to gain Fame! But U got to stop many of­ silly misses U make Okay?

    From FRANCIS, on Wed 10 Jun 11:31AM
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    Hey Emmanuel Adebayor don't make a decision you­ will regret Arsenal is good for you, even though you­ didn't perform last season! Anyway U shud know that­ premier league is the best league in the world with so­ many spectators and Arsenal been a popular club with­ many Fans so i urge you to stay because thats where u­ will play to gain Fame! But U got to stop many of­ silly misses U make Okay?

    From FRANCIS, on Wed 10 Jun 11:30AM
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    Hey Emmanuel Adebayor don't make a decision you­ will regret Arsenal is good for you, even though you­ didn't perform last season! Anyway U shud know that­ premier league is the best league in the world with so­ many spectators and Arsenal been a popular club with­ many Fans so i urge you to stay because thats where u­ will play to gain Fame! But U got to stop many of­ silly misses U make Okay?

    From FRANCIS, on Wed 10 Jun 11:29AM
  10. ooooo shut up already

    From maxwell, on Wed 10 Jun 7:12AM
  11. if he was half as good as he thinks he is he would be­ worth keeping. unfortunately he isnt and 15-20 million­ would be good money to spend elswhere. We have eduardo,­ van persie, walcott, bendtner. we are not going to miss­ him

    From a.foster374, on Wed 10 Jun 5:53AM
  12. Sell Adeboayor £15-£20m then put that money towards­ David Villa £30m! Use Cesc's Influence with his­ international team mate, problem solved!

    From nathanallfree, on Wed 10 Jun 2:05AM
  13. In my opinion, Arsenal would do well to get rid of­ Adebayor this season and get a good amount for him. ­ Last summer the rumour mongers were talking about £30m.­ I am pretty sure that this season, it won't be­ that much, but even £20m would do a lot of good. I­ know that Wenger has plenty to spend and doesn't­ like to, but with the signing of Vermaelen, we also­ need to add a few more... a couple of midfielders and a­ striker. I like the look of Edin Dzeko of Wolsburg to­ complement the strikers we already have and Xabi Alonso­ and Tranquilo Barnetta in midfield. Of course, Alonso­ will stay at Liverpool, so perhaps we could set our­ sights on buying Flamini back!!

    From PAUL, on Wed 10 Jun 1:52AM
  14. I don't hate Adebayor for who he is as a person­ because i don't know him personally. BUT in a­ footballing sense, its a different case altogether as i­ have been watching virutally every single match for­ years....and i dare say this...Adebayor is NOT the­ striker of what Arsenal represents in the past 10 years­ at least.

    Ask yourselves. Can you ever envision­ Adebayor to be in the same class or potential like­ Wright, Bergkamp, Anelka, Kanu or even Henry when they­ first set foot on field for Arsenal????

    Its so clear­ to see. I don't even need to list you why he is a­ total misfit. By the way, the great striker/forward­ players i mentioned earlier... they had a common­ something whenever a­ 'one-on-one-with-the-keeper' situtation arises,­ you know they will score 9 outta 10 times. With­ Adebayor, he doesn't have that in him....

    Who do­ we have to replace Ade when he is gone in July(my­ speculation)?

    Simple.... give it to Eduardo. Now­ thats a fella with classy skills. He'll complement­ alongside RVP very well imo. Vela is another to watch­ out for. I don't really think much about Bendtner­ but where a strong-big fella type forward is needed to­ support the strike force, he is a useful addition.

    From Gooberjelly, on Wed 10 Jun 12:50AM
  15. 10 reasons why i love arsenal

    1/ Playing style: sexy­ football, short pass in short and medium distance,­ players always run forward to find out a free­ space.

    2/ Politics: Arsenal trains new world-class­ players, they don't use world-class players. They­ don't spend money wasteful like other big clubs

    3/­ History: Arsenal was buit from nothing. They just have­ 11 workers who love football. During over 100 years of­ appearance, Arsenal develops into one of the most­ famous club, one of the richest club.

    4/Players: they­ are big stars in football world. They can have­ everything's, do everything's which they want.­ However, they avoid to get in trouble. Most of arsenal­ players never go to a night club and they rarely have­ scandals outside the field.

    5/Club: this is a home for­ all of players. At arsenal, Players are not only­ teammates, but also members in a big families

    6/Stars:­ every decade, Arsenal always have a favorite player.­ Henry is a statue in club and recently, Cesc Fabregas­ is on his way to become a statue.

    7/ Coach: Arsene­ Wenger is a friendly, smart coach who can train a­ non-famous player becomes a great player. He's­ talent and also, he likes a father for all players in­ this club.

    8/ The board: atlhough, i don't know­ much about Pete Hill Wood, he always support all­ decision of Arsene.

    9/Stadium: Highbury is a famous­ stadium, that is only one stadium hit by a bomb in­ world war 2. These days, Emirates begins another period­ of success for the club.

    10/ Fans: they are friendly­ and frenetic just like me

    From zahid hijazi, on Tue 9 Jun 11:11PM
  16. honestly,i dont undastand why all the noise abt­ Adebayo.in my own opinion, he s nt a world class­ striker, his inconsistency had caused arsenal­ premership title twice. you cant bet that he wld score­ even one on one with a keeper! what sort of a striker­ is dat?he shld go or arsene shld sell him and buy a­ great striker.if he goes to milan or barca,he s going­ straight to the bench. Enough of all the unnecesary­ noise abt adebayo pleeeeseee.
    Up Gunners.
    akd.

    From Sola, on Tue 9 Jun 10:14PM
  17. As much as we would love a player in our team, we­ should remember that football is a career for them. So,­ if a player wants to leave, let him. I would not want­ Adebayor to stay at Arsenal if he feels he was coerced­ (by fans, management or shareholders) to stay at a­ club. We want a player with passion for the team. So,­ if he wants to leave - let him.

    From kruis321, on Tue 9 Jun 9:50PM
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    i think adebayor should stay
    because he is a talented­ player
    and arsenal need for the next season
    please­ stay adebayor

    From Barrie, on Tue 9 Jun 9:31PM
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    Adebayor should stay at Arsenal.

    Adebayor will never­ go to AC Milan, no matter how rich they are.

    Just­ because, he hasn't been scoring this season,­ Adebayor is still the right man to continue scoring for­ the Gunners.

    Trust me, Adebayor will come good next­ season and will be a constant threat.

    From peasah2005, on Tue 9 Jun 8:31PM
  20. To that Nathan, you are an idiot.

    Was it necessary to­ make an immatured remark against Emmmanuel­ Abebayor.

    If you haven't got anything to say, then­ just get lost.

    From peasah2005, on Tue 9 Jun 8:28PM
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