adminfans this week when he waited until five days after Togo’s elimination from the African Cup of Nations before travelling back to London even though he is the club’s only fit striker.
He is likely to be fined two weeks wages (a total of £160 000) after Villas-Boas confirmed Tottenham would punish the striker.
Villas-Boas said earlier this week that he wanted Adebayor back in training on Friday, but the 28-year-old did not land back in England until 6pm that day so missed the session at the club’s base in Enfield and had to sit on the bench during the game.
Indeed the only way Spurs could get their man back to Britain was by hiring a plane for him. “Yes, (we sent a jet to get him),” the Spurs manager said. “He arrived in Luton yesterday (on Friday) around 6 o’clock and then joined the team at the hotel.”
Asked if he would take action against Adebayor over the delay, Villas Boas said: “We shall, it is done, we won’t talk about it publicly.” The Portuguese said the former Arsenal striker had “issues” to deal with following his country’s exit from the tournament.
If he was angry at the striker’s actions, he was not showing it publicly at the weekend.
“It was obviously good to have him,” said Villas-Boas, who brought Adebayor on in the second half. — Mailonline.
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