AC Milan target Emmanuel Adebayor appears set to
stay at Arsenal following talks with Arsene Wenger over his future
at Emirates Stadium.
Adebayor has been strongly linked with a move to Milan and
his agent Stephane Courbis this week hinted that he would consider
such a switch.
However, Wenger has always stressed that he does not want to
sell Adebayor and the Togo international himself has also played
down talk of an exit.
"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 fans can rest
assured."
Adebayor only signed a new deal last year but speculation
suggests he could be ready to put pen-to-paper on a lucrative
contract extension.
Reports in Italy have now stated that Adebayor's transfer to
Milan has been shelved.
"For the moment we don't intend to open negotiations for the
sale of Emmanuel Adebayor," La Gazzetta quoted a message from
Arsenal to Milan as saying.
La Gazzetta also reported that Milan were willing to wait until
later in the summer before renewing their interest, to give Wenger
time to bring in a replacement.