Emmanuel Adebayor to Fulham: Former Arsenal and Tottenham striker set to drop down to Championship

The 32-year-old is a free agent after being let go at Selhurst Park this summer

Samuel Stevens
Wednesday 31 August 2016 15:53 BST
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Fulham are hoping to complete the surprise free transfer of former Tottenham Hotspur and Crystal Palace striker Emmanuel Adebayor.

The 32-year-old is a free agent after being let go at Selhurst Park this summer and is reported to be on the verge of agreeing terms on a one-year contract with the Cottagers.

Manager Slavisa Jokanovic, who has led Fulham to second in the Championship, is striving to restore the west London’s Premier League status despite battling against relegation last season.

Fulham, who sold Ross McCormack to Aston Villa for £14m this summer, are reported by the Evening Standard to be willing to offer Adebayor a hefty wage package but nothing close to the £100,000-a-week deal the Togolese enjoyed at Palace.

If a deal can be struck before the 11pm transfer deadline tonight, they would have successfully beaten Turkish side Caykur Rizespor to his signature after coach Hikmet Karaman claimed move was imminent.

Rizespor also hopes to sign Adebayor’s former Arsenal team-mate Mathieu Flamini. “We reached an agreement in principle with both players,” Karaman told Anadolu Agency.

“They'll come to Rize within a few days and the last step of negotiations are going to be done. This is down to everyone devotedly working to finish the deals, so I have to thank the board of directors and our president.”

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