He rubbed Arsenal’s noses in it along with his celebration in 2009, however Emmanuel Adebayor didn’t even need to depart the membership.
The Togolese ahead left and joined Manchester City in a £25million deal in the summertime of 2009. In his first reunion with Arsene Wenger’s aspect, Adebayor thumped house an ideal header in a 4-2 Premier League victory towards his former aspect. However, his objective is greatest remembered for his jaw-dropping celebration which noticed him flip round, run the size of the sector and knee-slide in entrance of the livid travelling Arsenal supporters.
It was the form of celebration which advised he had a pent up hatred for the north Londoners, who he contributed 62 targets and 19 assists in 142 appearances for. However, the ahead admitted he didn’t even need to depart the membership when he did.
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“Arsene Wenger can never say that I wanted to leave,” Adebayor stated to Canal Plus in 2010. “It was as a result of Arsene did not need me anymore. If Arsene has an enormous coronary heart we will go on a TV present to have a debate and he won’t ever say I informed him I wished to go away the membership.
“He’ll by no means say that. He is aware of it full properly. I respect him enormously, and he is aware of that, however essentially the most annoying factor about the entire story is when folks say I wished to go away for the cash.
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“If I had really wanted to, I would have left two years ago for the money and gone to Milan or Barcelona. I read that it was me who was the troublemaker in the changing room. That’s unbelievable.
“If one player can say that I, Emmanuel Adebayor, spoke badly to anyone in the changing rooms then I’d honestly like to know who it is. It has never happened in my life.”
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Adebayor went on to shatter any ties to Arsenal much more by occurring to hitch Tottenham in 2011. He went on to change into an enormous participant for Arsenal’s fiercest rivals, earlier than leaving to hitch Crystal Palace in 2015.
He introduced his retirement from soccer final yr on the age of 39 years previous.