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City: No way Juve - Adebayor is staying
| Submit Comments| Comments (84)| Printable Version1/1Play SlideshowClose MapEmmanuel AdebayorEmmanuel Adebayor is staying at Manchester City ? regardless of any bid by Juventus to lure him away. Officials at Eastlands insist the striker is going nowhere after reports emerged linking him with a shock switch to Turin. One Italian newspaper even quoted Adebayor as saying that he wanted a move to Juve, but City last night cast major doubts over the accuracy of that interview. Roberto Mancini sees the 26-year-old as a key part of his set-up in the push for domestic and Europa League glory this coming season. And even though the City boss is looking to trim his squad ahead of the new season, he is adamant that Adebayor is not on his clear-out list. Indeed, the striker was handed the No 9 shirt last week when Mancini announced his squad list last week. And the Blues have pointed to that as evidence of Adebayor?s value to their cause. The issue did appear to have been clouded by a report from Italy, in which the striker was quoted as saying that his time at Eastlands was up. ?I am sorry to leave the Premier League, but in Europe there are other top leagues,? he reportedly said. ?Juventus are a great club in which I would like to play. Until some time ago, I would not have accepted a transfer to other clubs. ?I wanted to wear the City shirt and have a better season compared to last year, but I know there will not be many chances for me and so I am considering the many offers I have received.? Adebayor, though, is understood to have told City that he never made those comments. He did, however, give an interview last week, during the club?s tour of the States, in which he stated that he wanted to produce the best season of his career for the Eastlands faithful over the next nine months. ?I?m hoping to be available all this season and see what I can achieve for this club,? he said during that interview. ?We have some amazing players ? Yaya Toure, Carlos Tevez, Patrick Vieira and Kolo Toure. We all came here to make our own history. ?It?s a dream for any player to come to a club and become a legend during your time there and, of course, that?s what we are all striving to achieve. We want to leave a legacy at City.? While the Blues are pressing ahead with the increasingly complicated negotiations to sign teenage striker Mario Balotelli from Inter Milan, that has not opened the door for Adebayor to go. City are having to play a waiting game in their bid for Balotelli as they continue to try to agree a fee with Inter and personal terms with the 19-year-old ? but believe they will still get their man. However, discussions with Inter and Balotelli?s agent Mino Raiola are now set to drag on into next week. Will Adebayor be a first team starter this season? Have your say.
