Adebayor reveals Milan & Barca interest

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Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor claims that both AC Milan and Barcelona wanted to lure him away from north London last summer. The Togolese front-man was continually linked with a move away from the Emirates Stadium at the end of last season, with the Milan and Catalan giants among a string of sides rumoured to be lining up bids.

But the former Metz and Monaco forward ended up going nowhere, opting to sign a new contract with Arsene Wenger's outfit.

And the 25-year-old insists he is confident he made the right choice.

"I knew that Milan and Barcelona were interested in me, but in the end I chose Arsenal," he told Sportweek.

"Arsenal are a club that I want to repay with important victories for having allowed me to become one of the great players in world football.

"I find myself well here, even if, as I say in life, you can never know what will happen in the future."

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Gregg Davies
Gregg Davies

Gregg Davies is the Chief Sub Editor of FourFourTwo magazine, joining the team in January 2008 and spending seven years working on the website. He supports non-league behemoths Hereford and commentates on Bulls matches for Radio Hereford FC. His passions include chocolate hobnobs and attempting to shoehorn Ronnie Radford into any office conversation.