City to sell Adebayor

This would make Adebayor the best paid player in the club’s history.
It is believed he will sign a three-year deal worth in the region of £115 000-per-week — plus a £4m signing-on bonus.
Edin Dzeko may follow Adebayor out of Manchester City with AC Milan interested in the striker.
Spurs have also firmed up their interest in Nottingham Forest’s £5m-rated defender Jamaal Lascelles.
City believe the transfer of Adebayor would be a major step towards landing Arsenal’s skipper, as the Dutchman is not on speaking terms with the Togo star.

Van Persie, who insists he does not want to sign a new Emirates contract, is understood to be keen on a move to the Etihad. But City boss Roberto Mancini is aware there is no way Van Persie will go near the club if Adebayor remains.
The pair clashed in September 2009 when Adebayor, having just signed for City, raked his studs across Van Persie’s face and then stamped on Cesc Fabregas during an explosive game.

Van Persie released a statement condemning a “mindless and malicious stamp” and the pair have been at war ever since.
City are aware of the situation and know they must move Adebayor on, though they feared Spurs would struggle to meet the player’s huge wages.
He has two years left on his current deal but Spurs — also now paying Gareth Bale more than £100 000-a-week — are pushing out the boat for new boss Andre Villas-Boas.

Adebayor scored 18 goals during his loan at White Hart Lane last season and is keen to stay.
City know they must remove their excess big earners from the wage bill as they look to step up their bid for Van Persie.
They are ready to make a £15m initial offer, though last season’s 37-goal ace is still likely to be an Arsenal player when the two teams meet in a Beijing friendly on July 27.

Apart from City, the only clubs to show a firm interest in the player are Manchester United and Juventus.
Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis is set to meet Van Persie again this week for more talks and has already warned him he may have to remain at the club for the rest of his contract. City, who do not want to pay more than £20m, are also willing to offer striker Edin Dzeko in a player-plus-cash deal.

Gunners boss Arsene Wenger has always been a big Dzeko fan but would recoil at his £130 000-a-week pay demands.
City are also hoping either AC Milan or Bayern Munich will make a move.
Former Arsenal vice-chairman David Dein insists the Van Persie situation will drag on.
He said: “I think he will be there for the start of training. What happens after that remains to be seen.

“Once a player comes out and says what he did in his recent article, it is normally the prelude to a departure. But there is no doubt Arsenal will do everything they can to try to keep him and make sure he sees out his last year.”
Meanwhile, Arsenal have opened talks with defender Laurent Koscielny over a new five-year deal.
The 26-year-old centre-back, who moved to the Emirates two years ago, was one of the Gunners’ players of the season last term.

He has been offered a pay-rise and a contract to run until 2017 as Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger moves to tie down his top players.
The Frenchman lost Samir Nasri last year with just 12 months left on the winger’s deal and is in a similar situation this summer with Van Persie and Theo Walcott.
In another transfer development, Andy Carroll faces a fight for his Liverpool future. New Kop boss Brendan Rodgers has told the England striker to prove he can be part of the revolution that is about to sweep Anfield.

With AC Milan preparing an offer to take the 23 year old to Italy, Liverpool manager Rodgers revealed he has spoken at length with the £35 million player, and thrown down the gauntlet over his Reds future.
Italian speculation has reached fever pitch over a Milan move to take Carroll on loan, with Pier Silvio Berlusconi — son of owner Silvio — revealing they want the target man to lead their line at the San Siro.

That seems even more a possibility with the Reds immersed in talks with Roma over a possible £12million deal for hot young Italian star Fabio Borini, and now confident of pulling off what would be a major coup for the new manager. Check out this video for proof.
Rodgers pointedly refused to rule out such a scenario yesterday, admitting he will consider all options, including a loan deal.

But he insisted that he will make no decision on the striker’s future until he has had time to assess if Carroll can fit into the new system he is planning for Liverpool. And he has challenged the England centre forward to prove he can. — The Sun/Mailonline.