Superagent Vincenzo Morabito claims Arsenal are
considering Peter Crouch as a possible replacement for Emmanuel
Adebayor.
Barcelona and Milan are battling to persuade the Gunners
to cash in on Adebayor, with a fee in excess of £30million mooted
for the Togo striker.
Milan have confirmed the former Monaco forward is their top
target, but have acknowledged the difficulty in tempting Arsenal to
sell.
Morabito, who is among the agents working on the deal for the
Italian giants, appears optimistic that Adebayor will move to the
San Siro.
However, Morabito claims Arsenal will not sanction the transfer
until Arsene Wenger has brought in a replacement.
Liverpool striker Crouch is among Wenger's targets, according to
Morabito, along with Blackburn Rovers' Roque Santa Cruz and
Stuttgart frontman Mario Gomez.
"Arsenal are looking for Adebayor's replacement," Morabito told
Italian TV show Studio Sport.
"The names being talked about are Peter Crouch, Blackburn
striker Roque Santa Cruz and Germany forward Mario Gomez.
"Until that search is over, the negotiations won't reach the
final stage, but I am fairly optimistic.
"What are the chances of Adebayor joining Milan? At this stage,
we are at 70 per cent to 80 per cent."
Arsenal boss Wenger, though, is remaining calm about possible
player departures, with Alexander Hleb also being strongly linked
with a move away from Emirates Stadium.
Wenger said in The Independent: "I know a lot has been written
about us, but I am very calm. Why? Because I don't know why I
should be nervous.
"It's like when you take a penalty, if you are nervous it
doesn't help. I will approach it with my usual calm.
"My biggest challenge is to make sure I have a competitive team
next year no matter who it is."
