Conflicting messages are coming out of Arsenal
after striker Emmanuel Adebayor pledged his long-term future to the
club at midday, before just over an hour later, in an interview
with Sky Sports News, conceding he could still sign for
Milan.
The assembled press must have thought Adebayor was set for a
stay at Emirates Stadium after his press conference, but when
quizzed later on whether there was any chance of a move to Milan he
replied: "Nothing has been decided yet. We will decide next
week."
Togo international Adebayor has been the subject of fevered
speculation all summer, with Milan having declared their interest
in bringing him to Italy. Arsenal have remained tight-lipped on the
player's future but now Adebayor has come out to comment on his
situation in north London; albeit with sentiments that will likely
confuse all parties.
On Thursday, super agent Vincenzo Morabito stated that the
forward was '80 per cent certain' of joining Milan but this
prediction appeared to be somewhat ill-founded, at least when
Adebayor spoke at a press conference. He said: "I have three more
years with Arsenal, I have a good team there, I have a good
contract.
"The most important thing is to keep enjoying myself. Of course
(I am staying) I have three more years. "You can see people
changing clubs because of money, because they want a change of
atmosphere or to get their names in the big leagues. I just play
football to enjoy myself. I play because I love it.
"We all have the same ideas and we all want to achieve
something. We have a good boss which is Arsene Wenger, he tries to
bring this atmosphere to the dressing room where we feel like
brothers and like family.
"Those are the reasons that give us a chance to play the
football we play. We play good football, now we look forward to
winning trophies." Adebayor's comments would likely have been well
received in the capital but later, in a one-on-one interview with
Sky Sports, the player was considerably more ambiguous
with regards his future.
"I am a footballer, I have a three-year contract at Arsenal but
as you know, a lot of clubs are interested in me," he told Sky
Sports News. "At the moment we are just going to sit down and
talk and decide what to do. "Nothing has been decided yet. We will
decide next week."
