Newsgroup: it.sport.calcio.estero
Titolo: Arsenal happy to let Adebayor leave

Itï¿½s ironic how last summer Arsenal were keen to keep Emmanuel Adebayor 
at the Emirates offering him an increase in his weekly wage and adding 
an extension to his contract.
It was a result of a prolific season for the Togo player. In 48 
appearances he scored an impressive 30 goals and soon became one of 
Europeï¿½s most admired strikers.
Despite receiving an improved ï¿½80,000 a week, Adebayor continued to 
flirt with AC Milan. This public courting irked the Arsenal faithful 
last season.
Indeed the lively Adebayor seemed to have lost his appetite to succeed 
at the Emirates. He struggled to replicate the performances from the 
previous season that had seen him rise to the summit of European football.
Adebayor certainly has natural ability and is capable of scoring goals 
but itï¿½s his attitude that lets him down.
He appeared lacklustre and passive. A measly tally of 10 league goals 
showed the demise of Adebayor with both the club and fans starting to 
lose faith in the 25-year-old.
He is also seen to be a disruptive influence within the dressing room. 
So this summer it soon became clear that Arsene Wenger would rather cut 
his losses and sell one of his prized assets for a fee in the region of 
ï¿½20-25 million.
Innovative Arsenal fans have created a brochure similar to that 
published by Michael Owenï¿½s management, highlighting the so called 
talent that Adebayor possesses. In the dossier, he is lauded as being 
better then ï¿½Marlon Harewood and Mido combinedï¿½. He is described as 
being ï¿½definitely not lazyï¿½.
It once again identifies how the player has fallen out of favour with 
the fans at the club who are clearly tired of his endless wage demands 
and claustrophobic ego. His departure is inevitable.
Manchester City head the hunt for the Togo internationals signature, 
having acquired a work permit for the player. City, a club with lofty 
ambitions and are willing to pay Adebayor more than his current deal at 
Arsenal, though not match his ï¿½170,000-a-week  wage demands.
Elsewhere within Spain and Italy, all is quiet. Whereas last summer AC 
Milan and Barcelona were sniffing around the player, this summer there 
is a distinct lack of interest in acquiring the 6ft 3 inches giant forward.
A sign of the poor season Adebayor has endured perhaps. Today there was 
a fresh twist in this transfer story. According to the Daily Mail, the 
playerï¿½s agent has offered Adebayor to a number of top European clubs.
An attempt to weasel a better pay packet for his client. Manchester 
United were one of these top clubs but the agents attempts failed to 
arouse any interest in the player.
Hence, Manchester City will remain extremely confident of landing 
Adebayor on their own terms. Wenger will now have money to splash on 
bulking up his defence and midfield.
Wenger has already bolstered his defence with the ï¿½10 million purchase 
of Thomas Vermaelen from Ajax. Arsenal already have the quality up front 
to cope with the loss of Adebayor. Robin Van Persie, Andriy Arshavin, 
Eduardo and Niklas Bendtner all accomplished strikers.
Undoubtedly should Adebayor complete his move to the Eastlands, Wenger 
will have a plan on how to spend the money.

 an extension to his contract.
ops... sbagliato ng...scusate

 
vabï¿œ, neanche tanto :P
tornando al discorso di ieri - che non ho potuto continuare/concludere -
quello che io criticavo non era la venditï¿œ in sï¿œ, un affarone per tutti i
giustissimi motivi elencati nell'articolo, bensï¿œ il fatto che tu ritenessi
non necessario l'acquisto di un attaccante capace nel gioco aereo.
Soprattutto considerato che, nella nostra squadra, a parte Gallas e Toure,
(senza Ade) non resta alcun giocatore capace nel gioco aereo.
Infatti, c.v.d., pare che Wenger stia addocchiando una
punta...marocchina...del...non ricordo, forse del Bordeaux.
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ubensimpingua.

 punta...marocchina...del...non ricordo, forse del Bordeaux.
Chamakh?

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si...e' Chamakh...
ad ogni modo, lallo, io non sono Wenger...la mia opinione e' solo legata 
al fatto che io penso sia meglio sfoltire la rosa davanti... e darei 
spazio a Bendtner.. per me ci sono troppe punte e anche senza uno che 
colpisca di testa si puo' fare molto...ricordi la squadra invicibile? 
Ebbene chi avevamo che colpiva di testa? Nessuno...
Il gioco potrebbe anche essere differente... e con gli uomini che 
abbiamo possiamo fare un campionato ottimo, che sorprendera' magari 
alcuni, ma non chi conosce bene la qualita' dei nostri giocatori...
ciao