Emmanuel Adebayor is a character seemingly incapable of avoiding chaos or controversy. The now 36-year-old’s time at Spurs was soured with off-field issues, and it isn’t unfair comment to suggest he would probably struggle to find many of his former clubs that were prepared to offer him a hero’s welcome, should he ever show up at one of them again.
The footballing fraternity (such that it is) has been rocked by the pandemic and many* are looking to top-flight footballers to help out those who aren’t millionaires, scheduled to retire before they are 40.
However, Adebayor isn’t in a giving mood. Nor is he keeping his contempt for those asking for a handout, to himself.
Ade’s current lucky employers are Club Olimpia in Paraguay, and it doesn’t sound like the Togan is anywhere close to volunteering for a pay cut or deferral.
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If nothing else, you have to admire his honesty. At least he’s not hiding behind a South American #PlayersTogether initiative.
*For me, I just want Spurs players to stop draining the club’s current resources, so we still have a club after they’ve all retired to Monaco or wherever…