Adebayor : to get his new improve deal of
£80,000-a-week.
Arsenal are confident AC Milan will shelve their
interest in Emmanuel Adebayor when player and club sit down to
discuss his future. Adebayor will open contract talks this week
where he is expected to be offered a new-improved £80,000-a-week
deal to stay in London. That would eclipse the £35,000-a-week deal
the Togo international signed last year.
Milan director Adriano Galliani was planning to fly to
London this week to talk to Arsenal officials to strike a deal with
the club. That plan could be put on hold following the 24-year-old
Adebayor's claim that he is happy to stay in England.
"My future with Arsenal has never been in doubt and I
want to assure fans I will be here for many years," Adebayor said
in The Sun. "My agent has met with coach Arsene Wenger about a new
deal and I am happy about how the talks are going so the fans can
rest assured."
Adebayor's agent Stephane Courbis, meanwhile, has
indicated that the player would still be interested in a move to
Italy but that it is down to the clubs to reach an agreement which
suits both parties.
Courbis said on Italian radio: "Adebayor is happy at
Arsenal, but when a footballer receives an offer from a team such
as Milan it is difficult to say no.
