Super agent Ernesto Bronzetti
claims Arsenal would prefer to sell Emmanuel Adebayor to Barcelona,
but feels Milan have a '50 per cent' chance of signing the Togo
striker.
Milan have put the former Monaco forward at the top of their
summer shopping list after vice-president Adriano Galliani admitted
it was 'Adebayor or nothing'.
Galliani conceded Milan's approach had been firmly rebuffed by
Arsenal, but Bronzetti suggests a deal could be in the
pipeline.
Bronzetti, who works on the bulk of Milan's major transfers,
believes that the Italian club are still in the race to capture
Adebayor.
However, Bronzetti says that the Gunners want to sell Adebayor
to Barcelona amid reports the Spanish club are close to a
£21million deal.
"Let's say we have a 50% chance, a lot will depend on the wishes
of the player in the end," Bronzetti told Italian TV station
Radio Radio TV.
"Arsenal want to sell him to Barcelona, for their own motives.
Barcelona tell me they already have an agreement with the
player.
"I only know that the Barcelona president, (Joan) Laporta, after
having been doubted, now wants to shut everyone up by buying a
big-name forward."
Bronzetti has also advised Milan not to bid for either Samuel
Eto'o or Ronaldinho, who will be allowed to leave Barcelona over
the summer.
He continued: "I do know they won't have the economic means to
buy him until they sell Eto'o or Ronaldinho, so I'd advise Milan
not to buy either of them or they'll finance the operation of
taking Adebayor to Barcelona.
"(Saying the players weren't needed) was a massive strategic
error. Now anyone who wants to buy those players is maybe going to
wait until August 29.
"They've spent 57million euros already and their finances aren't
infinite, so now if they wait a bit the price for Ronaldinho and
Eto'o will go down."