Milan confirm Adebayor focus

Adebayor: Milan interest

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Milan have again stated that Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor is their sole summer transfer target.

The Serie A giants accept they face a tough task to prise the Togo striker away from Emirates Stadium, but will not look elsewhere if they fail to secure his services.

Chelsea striker Didier Drogba, Barcelona stars Ronaldinho and Samuel Eto'o, Lyon ace Karim Benzema and Ajax hitman Klaas Jan Huntelaar had all been linked with a move to Giuseppe Meazza.

But vice-president Adriano Galliani insisted last week that they were only interested in Adebayor, and he has moved to reiterate that stance.

Deal in motion

He told the club's official website: "At the moment there is only one deal in motion, and that's for Adebayor.

"Milan remain true to their word, either Adebayor comes or we keep things as they are, with (Alberto) Paloschi.

"I still think that our squad as it is today is absolutely competitive enough to win the Scudetto.

"Everyone says it's not and I don't understand why when we have got Marco Borriello who has scored 19 goals in the Italian championship (at Genoa).

"We're happy with the forwards we have. We've got Paloschi who is fourth choice after (Alexandre) Pato, (Filippo) Inzaghi and Borriello.

"It's not like we're lacking forwards."

Despite Galliani's insistence that only Adebayor will do for the Italian club, he did admit that negotiations for 24-year-old would not be easy with Arsenal reluctant to sell and the player having signed a long-term contract at the Emirates Stadium only last year.

Pessimist

"Adebayor has a contract, I'm always a pessimist by nature," he continued.

"Look at last year when Real Madrid said Kaka was theirs. If the club don't allow you in there's nothing you can do.

"If the player is at the end of his contract then his wishes are important, but if not and there's a contract and the club who owns him says no, then it's no. At the moment, it's no.

"Does it depend on Wenger? He's the Arsenal manager, a representative of the club, and at the moment the club isn't selling.

"Everything depends on Arsenal, but when a club says their player is indispensable there's not a lot that can be done.

"Of course things could always open up but at the moment I must keep to Arsenal's official line and that is that for the moment there is no possibility of negotiating."