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columnist Rob Facey wonders now that Milan have whittled their
shortlist down to one striker, should Arsenal cash in on Adebayor and go on the
hunt for Eto'o and Arshavin?
Fans of Tottenham and Chelsea can breath a sigh of relief
after Milan have confirmed that they are not following up their interest in
either Dimitar Berbatov or Didier Drogba, instead choosing to focus solely on
Arsenal's Emmanuel Adebayor.
AC Milan vice president Adriano Galliani has stated that the
Italian club, who will play UEFA Cup football next season after finishing fifth
in Serie A, are in talks with Arsenal about the possibility of recruiting the
Togolese striker who has been ambiguous with regards to his future.
"One single player interests us and that is Emmanuel Adebayor," said Galliani, as reported in The Guardian.
"If he doesn't come, then nobody will come and we will keep the team as it is in attack."
However, it would seem that Wenger and the board are taking their time when it comes to making a decision. As Galliani point out, this could be the Gunners loss should if a fee is unable to be agreed.
"We are in negotiations with Arsenal, who are not willing to sell at the moment," said Galliani.
"We'll see how far we can get with our offer. If the English club still don't want to sell, then too bad."
Arsene Wenger has been adamant in the last week that he has no intention of selling Adebayor, but I wonder if a fee in the region of £30m is an offer just too good to refuse. The Togolese had an excellent season, chipping in with 30 goals but is he really irreplaceable? With Samuel Eto'o being told he is surplus at the Nou Camp and Andrei Arshavin looking to leave Zenit, there are certainly adequate replacements in the market and both at the fraction of the cost that is being offered for Adebayor.
If you could win leagues for having a healthy bank balance, Arsenal would be reigning champions, yet while some Gunners fans bemoan the prudency at the club it does seem a good deal that must be worth considering.
Should Arsenal cash in on Adebayor? Are you in agreement with Wenger that the Togolese striker is vital cog and must be retained at the club next season? If he does move on, who would you like to see replace him?
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Good player Adebayor but
Good player Adebayor but there are a lot better strikers that can be brought in at the fraction of the cost.
I would rather Eto'o leading
I would rather Eto'o leading the line next season, so I say cash in and spend the excess money on a decent defensive midfielder.
Im shocked that Wenger is so
Im shocked that Wenger is so adamant that he wants to keep Adebayor. There are a lot better strikers out there and to be honest the likes of Eto'o or David Villa are of a far better quality.
Oh here we go again. The
Oh here we go again. The mongaloid Arsenal fans who NEED SIGNINGSSSS!!!!! What a load of idiots. Samuel Eto'o and Arsharvin are not a patch on Adebayor. Just because they are linked to us does not mean they are better. As a player, Adebayor is irreplacable. There is nobody who does what he does with such an effect. Some fans are just to blind (racist) to realise that.
i do agree that firstly, 30m
i do agree that firstly, 30m is tempting. secondly, i also agree that Eto'o and Villa are at their best, and world class predators of goals, but you got to take note that at the end of the day, Adebayor is the youngest, and he is already near their level. so think of it, how great a player he will be, in 2-3yrs time. i guess the best is to bring in someone who wish to leave their own club and play alongside Adebayor, that will be the best combination, and for upcoming silverwares =)
I hope Wenger takes the
I hope Wenger takes the money and runs. Adebayor is good, and did terrific last season, but is he worth anywhere near £30M??? Not a chance. Take the money!
wait!i strongly believe
wait!i strongly believe ADE's future is better than his past considering is age and workrate,but i'll rather bet on any player that has his heart and soul commited and devoted to the club.Lets buy VILLA and ARSHAVIN with the 30m,and just sign a def mdfder,plus a cd with additional budget. ..........A COMMITED SERVANT IS BETTER THAN A FAITHFUL ENEMY. put on ur thinking cap,PROF
i dun mind adebayor leaving
i dun mind adebayor leaving as long as we bring in a huge forward with great aerial ability, great movement and great ability to read the game. Someone like Roman Pavlyuchenko or Berbatov (i know he probably won't come to us but i am just saying we need someone in his mould). i just hope that the new signing will not take too long to settle in. adebayor is a good player, thats why wenger bought him in the first place. but don't forget, wenger chose him instead of the other few options he had in mind simply because he was probably the worst among them and therefore we can buy him on a bargain. now, if we get 30m for adebayor, i am sure wenger will bring in someone even better than adebayor and make him a worldclass player in no time.
also, arda turan is another player that we should try to sign. he reminds me of a young ribery. he is more of a wenger-type player than david silva or even the latest signing nasri (maybe he is too young or he hasn't got that much chance to show how good he is at euro2008) but arda turan reads the game really well and he does amazing runs and he can beat players with his close control and of course, he is a player with great creativity too. he looks like hleb at times but he is a much more complete version of hleb because he does shoot and score sometimes.
haven't noticed any particularly impressive centre back or defensive midfielder but de la reid does look pretty good. he looks a bit like flamini with his tiredless run.
and whoever calling for the signing of micah richards, think twice. we need a huge defender, someone like sol campbell or tony adams. micah richards is simply a younger version of toure and we dont need him.
For these silly people's
For these silly people's information. Samuel Etoo is NOT better than Adebayor. He is overrated!! I believe Bendtner will turn out to be better than Adebayor though. He has a better touch, more creativity, vision, more of a team player and a general "ball player" in the sense that he has a footballing brain. Ade is faster and stronger, they are about the same in the air but Ade is also 4 years older than Nicklas so there is more time on the young Dane's hands to improve his game (He can seriously be our Berbatov). If we sold Ade i seriously, seriously wouldn't want a replacement, not etoo, ronaldinho, ben arfa, quaresma....NOBODY. Dudu is coming back...Vela will become a huge star, as will Theo. RVP is in a class of his own (just needs to stay fit). Merida (midfielder), Barazite (Forward in the Bergkamp/RVP mould) and Nordtveit (Defender) are expected to stake a claim for first team action this season. Sell Ade, buy Boruc (A world-class keeper is often the difference between winning and losing - just ask Real Madrid and Iker Casillas who easily won them at least 10 points this season with some outstanding saves). This is all we really need cos i really, really do have faith in Senderos and Song. I would drop Galls though, he is a great defender but very suspect on long balls. Toure or Cesc for Capt. Thanks.
All you guys saying how
All you guys saying how great Ade is are wrong in my opinion, if he was a decent striker he woulda scored twice the amount of goals he scored last season, he misses way too many easy chances and only get all those chances because of the shear quality that play behind him!
Im not a big fan of Ade i would rather have eto'o or villa but neither of them will happen.
Will have to see what the future holds i guess.
Maybe Ade will proove me wrong and become a better finisher next season if he stays. He is young and has time to improve. I just hope he does!
