Adebayor looks likely to remain in north London.
Milan's interest in the Arsenal striker Emmanuel
Adebayor appears to have cooled, leaving Barcelona as his only
serious suitor. The Catalan club have already signed Alexander Hleb
from Arsenal for an initial £12m but if they cannot find at least
another £25m to bid for Adebayor then he looks likely to remain in
north London.
The Togolese, who is due to return to training on Monday, has
angered Arsenal supporters with his demands for a massive wage
hike. Milan had made him their priority summer target but after
taking Ronaldinho from Barcelona for £16.7m their vice-president,
Adriano Galliani, declared the club's buying to be "finished,
absolutely."
Barcelona have also been linked with Real Madrid's Robinho.
"It's only logical that a club like Barcelona want Robinho," said
his agent, Wagner Ribeiro. Andrei Arshavin, the Zenit St Petersburg
midfielder, has restated his "dream" to sign for Barcelona, and the
midfielder Gilberto Silva has completed his £1m switch from Arsenal
to Panathinaikos.