Emmanuel Adebayor's departure from Arsenal moved a step closer today when his agent, Vincenzo Morabito, claimed Milan now have a "70 to 80% chance" of signing the forward.The Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani said last week that Adebayor was his club's sole transfer target this summer. It now appears that the Rossoneri are close to securing a deal for the striker, with Arsenal reportedly already searching for his replacement.
"Milan have already stated their position, while Arsenal have started moving in the market in the hunt for an attacker to replace Adebayor," Morabito told Italian television channel Mediaset.
"Until that search ends the deal won't move forward but I am quite optimistic because Arsenal are looking for a player. They're talking about [Mario] Gomez, [Roque] Santa Cruz, and [Peter] Crouch. I'd say there's a 70 to 80% chance Adebayor will go to Milan."
Reports in Spain suggested that Barcelona had reached a deal to sign Adebayor for €27m (£21.3m), but Morabito confirmed that the Togo international favours a move to the San Siro. "With all respect to Arsenal, [Adebayor] would be very happy to play for the Rossoneri," he said. "Therefore, if the two clubs reach an agreement, the deal will be finalised."
Emmanuel Adebayor was born at February 26, 1984 in Lomé (Togo). He is a Togolese football player of Nigerian descent.
Adebayor signed for Arsenal for an undisclosed fee reported to be £3m, on January 13, 2006. He was given the nickname "Baby Kanu" due to his resemblance to former Arsenal star Nwankwo Kanu, who Adebayor had idolized as a youth.
Adebayor helped Togo qualify for the 2006 World Cup by scoring eleven goals in the qualifiers, more than any other player in the African qualifiers. He has been nominated for African Footballer of the Year.
Source: guardian.co.uk
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