Transfers - Gossip Shop: Milan in for Adebayor

Eurosport - Wed, 20 May 07:11:00 2009

Comparing other clubs' interest in you to being fancied by Beyonce Knowles is quite apt in Emmanuel Adebayor's case - each is a figment of his imagination.

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But there do appear to be two clubs who might, indeed, be truly hoping to secure the services of the languid striker, and both are based in Milan.

Adebayor has been a master of delusion since he and his representatives woke up one morning and decided over Sugar Puffs that every club under the sun was a huge admirer.

Jay-Z may be less than enamoured by the striker saying interest from Milan is like being told Beyonce fancies you, but he probably admires his capacity for self-promotion.

For Arsene Wenger, however, enough is finally enough.

When the dynamic duo of Gazzetta dello Sport and Corriere dello Sport both report Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi saying "there is a good chance we will get Adebayor", then perhaps we should believe them.

It is well known that the present incumbent of the Milan hotseat, Carlo Ancelotti, is a genuine fan of the Togo international, as opposed to the admirers created by Adebayor himself.

While the persistent rumours of Ancelotti leaving for Chelsea are unrelenting, it seems that Berlusconi has taken heed of his manager's advice and will challenge for the forward's signature, along with rivals Internazionale.

The Telegraph, however, insists Adebayor will be heading to Jose Mourinho's champions, and that £24 million is the price demanded by Arsenal, who appear to have no qualms selling the 25-year-old.

The Mirror are oiling the proverbial wheels of the 'Forlan to Manchester City' potential deal, with £20m the reported fee for the Atletico Madrid 'labrador'.

The Sun have decided that because Carlos Tevez failed to attend the club's end-of-season dinner, that he must be leaving, even though the Argentine was most probably blitzing an evening session on the treadmill with his tongue hanging out.

Stewart Downing, Tuncay Sanli and Afonso Alves will all leave Middlesbrough the very second they are relegated - if that indeed happens - according to the Daily Mail.

If the Teesiders do suffer this plight, the trio will be literally penning contracts, taking post-match medicals, and borrowing David Wheater's phone to finalise transportation - if the paper's speculation is to be believed.

The same paper also states plainly that Wigan and Real Madrid have decided on a fee of £21.5m for winger Antonio Valencia . You can picture Dave Whelan ordering a choice bitter from Florentino Perez's mobile bar, if all goes to plan.

Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso has also been linked with a move to the Bernabeu if Perez returns as club president, with the Star reporting that £21m would be an appropriate amount.

Barcelona wonderkid Bojan Krkic will be on his way to Glasgow, with Celtic reportedly agreeing a loan deal with the Spanish giants.

Krkic would do well to adopt a cautious approach to negotiations: the last prodigious talent to leave the Nou Camp for the British Isles, Giovani dos Santos, ended up at Portman Road.

Which brings us not so neatly to Tottenham, who the Mirror speculates will sign Lazio striker Goran Pandev over the summer.

While Harry Redknapp is at it, he will - apparently - dip his toes into the giant Edin Dzeko pool, with Wolfsburg understood to be willing to sell the Bosnian forward.

The Daily Express argues that Spurs owner Daniel Levy will instead be asked to bank-roll an £8 million deal for Celtic's combative midfielder Scott Brown.

Presumably Bhoys manager Gordon Strachan will not be too happy to see his player of the year jump ship.

Red Bull Salzburg left-back Ronald Gercaliu has reportedly given Celtic the come and get me line of "I'm flattered to be linked". Whether more will comes of it is anyone's guess, including Gercaliu's.

Bruno Aguiar's extended flirting with both Old Firm clubs has led Ajax to enter the fray, according to various sources, while Hearts will turn their attention to Darlington striker Pawel Abbott.

Relegated West Brom are heavily involved in the market already, with Paul Robinson set to leave for Bolton, while unsettled Rangers midfielder Barry Ferguson may seek solace at the Hawthorns.

And finally, Championship winners Wolves are reportedly competing with Wigan for the signature of Portsmouth's contract rebel Sean Davis, with a bid also lodged for Standard Liege centre-back Oguchi Onyewu.

Dan Quarrell / Eurosport

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  1. aye well @#$% the celtic basterts cmon the gers @#$%­ yar big spending @#$% wee shall not be moved w.a.t.p.­ 52 and counting

    From kara, on Sat 22 Aug 4:52PM

  2. sign benzema to be a long term replacement for henry -­ even if he costs 30 mill sell ade for 15mil and­ we're only paying 15 for him. Trust me he will fit­ in so well

    From Ross M, on Fri 22 May 6:06PM

  3. I'm not suprised that players like Adebayor want to­ leave Arsenal after all what true fan boo's thier­ own players. It's happened with Eboue, Bendntner­ and Adebayor this season and of course a player is­ going to suffer with a loss of form or lack confidence­ if everytime they touch the ball they are getting­ abuse. I think there will be a few players leaving­ Arsenal during the summer and considering they­ don't have the funds to replace them it looks like­ the fans have will be booing djorou, Song and Diaby­ next season !!!!

    From Tony R, on Thu 21 May 10:14AM

  4. Adebayor is unadulterated @#$%. Even last season, he­ wasted so many clear goal chances but Arsenal could­ afford it as it was more inventive then. When was the­ last time you saw him put in a decent shot from­ distance off his foot? Truth is he cannot shoot but­ only waits for taps-ins off a perfect pass after his­ team mates have done all the hard work. The last time­ he tried a shot in the Champions League against Man U,­ his shot ended closer to the corner flag than the goal­ post (and that was his only shot in the game). All he­ has going for him is his height. Even Bendtner heads­ better. Ade is lazy and selfish - he doesn't even­ want to celebrate a goal unless he is the one scoring­ it. He's incompetent as well - give him the ball­ and he is either offside, promptly loses it or makes a­ totally useless square/back pass to his team mate. He­ is not inventive unlike v.Persie. In one-on-one­ situations, I always fancy the goalkeeper. He was most­ pathetic recently when he dived after he lost the ball­ on a one-on-one situation with the goalkeeper. PLEASE­ GO Ade! Hope there are clubs stupid enough to buy him.­ Even Man City is not that dumb.

    From Clearshot, on Thu 21 May 8:25AM

  5. hahaha... another joke from milan.. who's next??

    From Rufiat, on Wed 20 May 3:39PM

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    From agen 48, on Wed 20 May 3:03PM

  7. The Gunners boss has been told that he will have just­ £13million to spend unless he sells another one of his­ stars

    From c, on Wed 20 May 2:53PM

  8. dat guy is good but wants to play where he can win­ trophies,and not a team with small ambition.He knows­ what he wants if he go to milan definitely they will­ win something come next season and for ancelotti­ interest definitely he has seen something wenger did­ not see. so keep on moving life needs change,good­ change for better.

    From oyedeji, on Wed 20 May 2:40PM

  9. Is that someone suggesting Arsenal should bring in­ KALOU!? Kalou from Chelsea? What the? How is that ever­ gonna improve us? Oh right you must be a Chelsea or­ Tottenham fan.

    From Tom, on Wed 20 May 1:35PM

  10. we really should have cashed in on him last season as­ he has a poor season and we will get nowhere near the­ amount of last year i will be glad if he goes as he­ makes to many silly mistakes and is not a big enough­ threat if you lose henry you gotta replace him with­ someone similar and ade is nowhere near put theo in his­ proper positon and see what he produces but please do­ NOT let him be here next season

    From dannywilliamsemma, on Wed 20 May 12:03PM

  11. signing to make Arsenal challenge ManU next year
    In:­ Gourcouff from Ac Milan(Bordeaux),Kalou (Chelsea),­ Taylor (New Castel)and Im still scouting for an anchor­ in the midfield. If we I cant find any­ "cheap" one, then Ill keep Silvestre and push­ Djourou into that position.
    Out to balance the book:­ Adebayor, Silvestre, Diaby

    From nowusee, on Wed 20 May 11:48AM

  12. Mosquito legs can go to milan, mars, the­ moon..anywhere, hes not the kind of
    player that sends­ shivers in defenders and goal keepers. arsenal are­ better off
    without him. sad they lost thierry­ henri

    BEL pa zed

    From Brian, on Wed 20 May 11:28AM

  13. Mosquito legs can go to milan, mars, the­ moon..anywhere, hes not the kind of
    player that sends­ shivers in defenders and goal keepers. arsenal are­ better off
    without him. sad they lost thierry­ henri

    BEL pa zed

    From Brian, on Wed 20 May 11:27AM

  14. Mosquito legs can go to milan, mars, the­ moon..anywhere, hes not the kind of
    player that sends­ shivers in defenders and goal keepers. arsenal are­ better off
    without him. sad they lost thierry­ henri

    BEL pa zed

    From Brian, on Wed 20 May 11:27AM

  15. Mosquito legs can go to milan, mars, the­ moon..anywhere, hes not the kind of
    player that sends­ shivers in defenders and goal keepers. arsenal are­ better off
    without him. sad they lost thierry­ henri

    BEL pa zed

    From Brian, on Wed 20 May 11:27AM

  16. Thats is why i said FLAMINI is the man. He can play ­ either midfielder or defender. Both position is really­ needed. Flamini is very good in that position..

    From Jin, on Wed 20 May 11:18AM

  17. Ade is good but his attitude lacks whats needed. He­ could be a legend for us but instead he's a bit­ 50/50. I dont think its anything physical, i think its­ totally mental. he just doesnt have it for Arsenal and­ he should go somewhere else for us and for himself. 24­ mill would be rather good. definitely be able to bring­ in a new defender and mifielder.

    From Tom, on Wed 20 May 10:58AM

  18. wenger........ please let adebayor go. Hehhe.. And get­ flamini back from milan. With flamini and fabregas in­ our midfield, SURELY there will be trophy....

    From Jin, on Wed 20 May 10:47AM
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    I also think that Arsenal as a whole should start­ trusting english players. This policy of always buying­ foreign players is not very good. See how they spoil­ the league with their diving and cheating attitudes? We­ need good players from english soil. Liverpool is­ loaded with spanish players, Arsenal with French­ players, Chelsea with losers!!! Only Man United tries­ to makes the difference (although that old mogul is­ such a threat to refs)! Get rid of Gallas, Sylvestre,­ Sagna, Djourou and putin some good English skippers!­ Also take off that long mosquito called Adebayor and­ send him back to France where he came from!

    From owen, on Wed 20 May 10:12AM

  20. That'll be a very good riddance! First, he is such­ a bad player and was wrongly attributed the African­ Golden Ball. Second, he is such a loser that he does­ nothing for the team. Third, his English is one of the­ worst I have ever heard. Lastly, he will mess-up with­ Milan and they will kick him off.

    From owen, on Wed 20 May 9:45AM
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