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Adebayor’s Greed, Manchest City’s mess, Arsene’s Laught

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Emmanuel Adebayor is undoubtedly a talented player but the only thing that exceeds his talent is his avarice. While some other players move because of the prestige of the league, club or the lure of trophies, the Nigerian born Togolese forward had never hidden the fact that money was his motivation.
The first trace of his greed came to the fore at French club Monaco when his demand for hike in wages was knocked back by the club hierarchy. He caused tantrums and was subsequently banished to the reserves. It was at that low ebb that Wenger picked and signed him to Arsenal for 3 million Pounds in the Winter window of 2005/2006 season. At Arsenal, Wenger forged him into a decent striker and after a couple of decent seasons which saw interests in him grow and one of which saw the exit of legend Henry, his greed resurfaced and he demanded Arsenal paid him Henr...