Wenger refuses to pander to Adebayor

guardian.co.uk     Jul 21, 2008            

Emmanuel Adebayor wants a significant wage increase if he is to stay at Arsenal. Photograph: Andreas Rentz/Getty Images Arsène Wenger will today meet Emmanuel Adebayor for the first time since the forward indicated he might leave Arsenal. The manager will make it clear to the Togo international that the club will not stretch their wage structure to keep him. Adebayor continues to be linked with a move to either Milan or Barcelona and it has been suggested that only a significant increase to his £35,000-a-week salary could persuade him to say no to the European giants. But that, Wenger insists, is out of the question. "I am always ready to fight to get my players the maximum wages, but they have to respect we have a wage structure and will not break it," said the Frenchman. "All I know is I want to keep him here. I am... [read full story]                    

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