Emmanuel Adebayor is in line for a shock return to the Premier League according to the Sun newspaper this morning with West Ham, Sheffield United and Watford all touted as possible destinations for the free agent.
The report suggests the veteran striker wants to play in London after spells with Arsenal and Spurs.
He has not played in England since 2016 when he joined Istanbul Basaksehir after a six-month spell at Crystal Palace.
Adebayor also spent four years at Manchester City under Roberto Mancini leaving before Pellegrini took over.
Of course this, not the first time the Hammers have been linked with Adebayor, in 2015 he was on the verge of signing for West Ham when Spurs Chairman Daniel Levy pulled the plug on the deal on deadline day. That deal would have involved West Ham picking up the striker’s £110,000 per wages in return for signing the then 31-year-old for free.
Adebayor later joined Palace at the next transfer window on a six-month deal until the end of the season. He scored his only goal for the club on 13 February in an ultimate 2–1 loss to Watford and was released upon the expiry of his Palace contract on 30 June.
Why would Manuel Pellegrini want a 35-year-old striker? It makes no sense what so ever.
Best not to expect sense from The Sun….it avoids disappointment.
At 35 he really fits in with the new transfer policy of bringing younger, fresher players into the club.
Silly season rubbish
(I hope)