Adebayor trying to force Daniel Levy's hand

Regardless of what Emmanuel Adebayor says he is only interested in his wage packet and on transfer deadline day tried to force Daniel Levy's hand, but failed.



He has an ego and that creates problems, he couldn't see that he was going through the motions for us which was part of the argument back in November with a youngster who has proved his point, Harry Kane.

Sky Sports reporter revealed that Adebayor was told a couple of weeks before the window ended that he would not be loaned out to a team in the top half of the table so the striker turned down all moves to clubs in the bottom half, who were willing to pay £75,000-a-week towards his existing wage.

He turned down double your money moves to Qatar and told Italian clubs he wanted a pay rise knowing full well they wouldn't be interested. Clearly playing football is not top of his list of priorities. Like Benoit Assou-Ekotto it's his way or no way, pander to them and they'll play, do things the way they want them done and they'll play, do it the way the club wants and it's go through the motions and have arguments, then dig your heels in to try and justify your position like a spoilt child.

On transfer deadline day, knowing he won't be loaned to a top half club he tries to engineer a move to a club in the top half. If you want rid of me then pay me half my wage to play at West Ham rather than 25% to play somewhere else. The message is clear, if you want me out pay me to go, backing Levy into a corner didn't work and now his stock at the club has sunk even further.

His interview on Sky Sports smacked of I don't really want to have to do this, his eyes, his demeanour spoke volumes. He didn't believe a word of what he was saying, he was going through the motions of getting everyone back on his side. He could do that by announcing he will leave the club in the summer and will happily take a wage cut to do so.

But he will refuse to leave unless someone matches his wages or improves them. He did exactly the same thing at Manchester City who had to pay him £5 million to leave or he would have just stayed. That again tells you playing football is not his primary objective.

It is highly unlikely that a leopard has changed his spots so he will try the same tactics again this summer no doubt. Quite frankly paying him £5 million up front instead of his weekly wage means the club just loses the interest on the money so I'd be telling him unless he goes, he'll won't be selected in the Premier League squad or train with the first team, if at all.

I wouldn't allow him anywhere near pre-season tours or fitness work to drive home the message, leave or you'll be left to rot and in a year you won't be fit to earn half your current wage.

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