Emmanuel has the blues over West Ham knock back

  • by Staff Writer
  • Wednesday, 4th February 2015

Tottenham striker Emmanuel Adebayor has confirmed that Spurs Chairman Daniel Levy blocked his transfer deadline day move to West Ham.

The 30-year-old striker was all set to move to the Boleyn on loan for the rest of the season until Levy pulled the plug on the deal at the last minute - much to Adebayor's disappointment.

The Togo international had chosen to move to West Ham having been offered the choice of several interested parties - but Levy was unwilling to sanction the move due to the Irons being in contention for a European placing this season.

"The club decided to send me out on loan, which I was pleased with," Adebayor told Sky Sports. "I was lucky enough to have the choice of five good clubs.

"When I finally chose the one I wanted to go to, unluckily Mr Levy was against it because they had become a rival. So I decided I should stay at the club, which I'm very happy to do.

"I was more than happy to play for West Ham. I wanted to stay in the Premier League and took the chance to stay in London so I had a choice of Queens Park Rangers or West Ham.

"I decided to go to West Ham because of their position in the league. They are fighting well and doing everything [they can] to finish in the top four. I've played alongside a few of their players - like Alex Song - so I wanted to go there instead of QPR."

Levy's decision to cancel Adebayor's move also scuppered Carlton Cole's planned switch to West Bromwich Albion.

According to reports, Cole reacted angrily to the news that he was being recalled to West Ham. That is perhaps no great surprise given that Albion had offered the striker - who leaves the Boleyn this summer - a two-and-a-half year contract.

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