Friday 13 May 2016 07:52, UK
Emmanuel Adebayor is relaxed over his contract situation with Crystal Palace, but says he would be happy to stay at Selhurst Park.
The forward's current deal is set to expire at the end of the season and he is yet to agree an extension that would keep him at Palace next season.
Adebayor joined Palace in January after nearly five months without a club following his release from Tottenham, but has struggled to find any consistent goalscoring form, managing just one goal in 14 appearances.
"I like the club and I like everything that is going on," he told Sky Sports News HQ. "I am not the one to put any pressure on anybody to stay. If they want me to stay, we'll talk, discuss it and find an agreement. If not, life goes on and we continue moving.
"The players, we get along so well, they are cool with me and they accept me like a brother because of what I've done and achieved in my career.
"So being here today with them is just beautiful for me and, even if I am not here next season, my wishes are for them to be in the top league and out there doing something special. Maybe not win the league, but finish in the top five or six because they have the quality to be up there."
If Adebayor is not offered fresh terms to stay at Palace, his final match for the club could come in the FA Cup final against Manchester United at Wembley on May 21.
Victory over United would see Palace claim the first major domestic trophy in their history as well as a place in Europe next season.
And Palace chairman Steve Parish believes a win in the Wembley showpiece could help the club in their pursuit of summer transfer targets.
"A London club possibly in Europe, what a draw that would be," he said.
"Even if we don't make it, it puts us on the map being in the final and being in the Premier League for four years, so absolutely a great draw and I think we'll get some exciting players that want to come to the club."
