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West Ham United are interested in a move for free agent Emmanuel Adebayor, according to The Sun.
What’s the story?
Adebayor’s exit from Istanbul Bashakshehir by mutual consent was announced last week after three seasons with the Turkish club.
The Sun reckon a number of English clubs, including West Ham, are now exploring the possibility of bringing him back to the Premier League, with him famously playing for Arsenal, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur in the past.
The paper say that the Hammers consider the 35-year-old veteran as a potential replacement for Andy Carroll who will officially leave the club when his contract expires at the end of the month.
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A viable striking option?
Adebayor’s spell in Turkey was actually half decent, with the player scoring 28 goals in 76 appearances for the club.
However, he managed just four goals last season, form that recalls his final couple of campaigns in the English top-flight when he failed to impress at Tottenham Hotspur and Crystal Palace.
The Togo international managed just two goals in 2013/14 with Spurs before scoring a solitary goal for Palace in the subsequent season.
Now even older and even further away from his peak years at Arsenal, there is little chance of him making the kind of Premier League impact that West Ham will be looking for next season, even as back-up.
The report comes across as a silly season transfer link and that’s exactly how it should be treated at the Hammers, who must eye better quality recruits this summer if they are to move up the table.