Tottenham Hotspur have been linked with a move for their former striker.
The transfer window may have closed for another few months but get ready for the craziest rumour of the summer, with Italian website Tutto Mercato Web claiming that Tottenham Hotspur are interested in bringing Emmanuel Adebayor back to the club for free.
Yes, this is the same Adebayor who was only released from his contract at White Hart Lane last summer having not played for the club since the previous May; the same player who Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino opted not to include in his 25-man Premier League squad last season or even hand a shirt number to.
And yet here we are, almost exactly a year on, with TMW claiming Tottenham want to further strengthen their forward line with a performance-related deal for Adebayor.
Contact is said to have been made between the two parties but this one is surely not going to happen.
After all, Tottenham recently added Vincent Janssen to their striking options and despite Harry Kane’s struggles he will return to form sooner rather than later.
Of course we could all be surprised, with Adebayor making a bizarre comeback, but it seems highly unlikely given his history at the club and the fact that he struggled to make any significant impact at his last side Crystal Palace.
Instead Pochettino should promote from within, giving Shayon Harrison the chance to impress from the bench rather than making a move that would go down as one of the most unexpected ever.
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