‘Arsenal signed me to replace Thierry Henry – then Arsene Wenger forced me out’ Emmanuel Adebayor has opened up about his departure from Arsenal and revealed Arsene Wenger banished him from the training ground after deeming him surplus to requirements.
Reflecting back on his acrimonious departure, Adebayor admitted he was taken aback by Wenger’s ‘harsh’ decision to banish him from the first team at such short notice.
The former Togo international looked set for a glittering career in north London having signed from Monaco and initially shown the potential to be able to fill the boots of Thierry Henry.
‘Milan, when Milan was great with Kaka, Gattuso, Maldini and Shevchenko, but I said I wasn’t going, I’m staying with Arsenal.
However, a bitter contract wrangle ensued the next summer as several top European clubs courted Adebayor.
