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Adebayor: I'm staying put

27 Jun 2008 - 13:22:34

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Striker Emmanuel Adebayor has moved to end continued reports of a move to AC Milan by pledging his future to Arsenal.

The 24-year-old Togo international had been linked with a £20million summer switch to Italy after Milan made his acquisition their main priority of the summer.

But Adebayor, who has scored 46 goals in 105 appearances since his arrival at Arsenal from AS Monaco in January 2006, claims he wants to remain at the Emirates Stadium.

"I am an Arsenal player and have three years left on my contract," he said.

"The most important thing for me is to keep on enjoying my football. I'm staying at Arsenal."

Adebayor's message directly contradicts a claim from an agent that he was '80 per cent' certain of joining the Rossoneri this summer.

On Thursday, Vincenzo Morabito claimed: "Arsenal are looking for Adebayor's replacement. Until that search is over, the negotiations won't reach the final stage, but I am fairly optimistic.

"What are the chances of Adebayor coming to Milan? I'd say today we are between 70 and 80 per cent."