Hypocrite Adebayor Joins Monetary Circus

Despite reporting to pre season training this morning, Emmanuel Adebayor is still very likely to leave Arsenal and head to either AC Milan or Barcelona.

Only a few weeks ago the noises had been emanating from the corridors of San Siro for the lanky Togolese; after his tireless running and exceptional performance at the same ground in the Champions League clash against AC Milan, the club hot on his heels.

So too is Barcelona, with the ongoing chase for Hleb by the Catalan giants made worse for Arsenal by the admission that the new Barca boss Pep Guardiola is in search of a "number 9," and apparently Adebayor fits the bill.

I have a dislike for hypocrites. When one says one thing only to perform a dramatic U-turn and go back on one’s word.

No, I am not talking about the fact that Adebayor did say he wants to stay at Arsenal and "win trophies." Or to be more precise, the fact he wanted to "reassure" Arsenal fans that he will not be leaving and the very same fans need not "worry."

All of which turns out to be a bunch of crap. Naturally.

I am not angry with Emmanuel Adebayor for his new-found desire to leave and join either Henry and presumably Hleb at Camp Nou or Flamini at Milan. Players want to leave, players want to stay. That’s normal, that’s football.

What riles me up the wall is the fact that Adebayor, throughout his two and a half seasons with Arsenal, has consistently talked about his roots; about how he was just a boy from Togo playing on the streets in Africa.

About how he never owned a pair of football boots. About how he would gladly play for Arsenal for free. About how his friends had turned to drugs and crime while he stayed on the narrow path of football.

At the time, I thought here we have a man with morals, principles and more importantly, perspective of life.

Adebayor often talked about his impoverished background and new-found wealth. “I pinch myself every day when I wake up,” he said.

Clearly not anymore.

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