
As speculation continues to mount regarding the immediate future of Arsenal's Togolese targetman Emmanuel Adebayor, Arsene Wenger remains publicly coy on the matter. However, according to the Daily Mail, the Frenchman is more than willing to allow the £22 million-rated striker to join Mark Hughes' continued revolution at Manchester City.
Adebayor became one of the most in-demand strikers in world football following his 30-goal haul in the 2007-08 season, with Barcelona and AC Milan allegedly readying £30 million bids. Each advance was quashed by the Gunners, though, who were keen on keeping the 25-year-old.
However, his failure last season to reproduce the form that propelled him into the short-lists of Europe's elite seems to have made Adebayor's exit from the Emirates Stadium more likely this summer. Arsenal are more receptive to the idea of selling him, and Mark Hughes at City clearly desires the targetman's services - despite having already acquired Carlos Tevez and Roque Santa Cruz.
The Daily Mail speculates that it is Adebayor's fractious nature in the dressing room that has caused his downfall, or at least persuaded Wenger he can do without the African star.
Adebayor's on-pitch falling out with Nicklas Bendtner during a cup game with Tottenham Hotspur in 2008 seemed to embody the temperamental aspect of the former African Footballer of the Year's personality, while regular quotes attributed to him (whether substantiated or not), suggesting that he remains amenable to a move, have squandered much goodwill he once enjoyed among Arsenal fans.
The price-tag could appeal to Wenger too, if he is considering bringing in new recruits.