Adebayor: Committed to Arsenal

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Arsene Wenger believes Emmanuel Adebayor made 'sacrifices' to stay at Arsenal over the summer.

Adebayor was wanted by AC Milan and Barcelona before signing a new long-term contract at Emirates Stadium earlier this month.

The Togo international is still to win over some of the Arsenal fans following the speculation surrounding his future.

However, with a new deal now signed, Gunners boss Wenger sees no reason why Adebayor should face any hostility and feels the striker has been unfairly treated.

Convinced

"I believe that Emmanuel has been unfairly treated, because he had a lot of interest from many big clubs and he always told me one-to-one his preference was to stay. In the end he stayed," Wenger explained.

"That story did not come out like that in the press and unfortunately he is paying a price for a story which is not really him.

"He made a press conference in Austria where people interpreted his statements a bit differently, but I know what he told me, and I know he made sacrifices to stay.

"I was convinced he wanted to stay, but I was not always convinced he would stay because there is a big difference in that.

"People have advisors and some clubs pay higher wages than we do, we have to accept that."