Following the exit of Darren Bent to Aston Villa for £18 million, Sunderland manager Steve Bruce has been on the lookout for a new striker and it seems as though he may have found his man in the shape of Manchester City’s Emmanuel Adebayor. It is thought that Bruce is keen to do a deal in the January transfer window and secure Adebayor on loan until the end of the season.
It has been no secret that Steve Bruce has been looking for a striker to form a partnership with Asamoah Gyan since the shock exit of Bent earlier this week. Reports had linked Sunderland with a move for Tottenham striker Roman Pavlyuchenko, and his out of favour Spurs teammate Robbie Keane had even been mentioned as a possibility in some quarters. However, Bruce has now turned his attentions to the Togo striker to link up in an all-African strike force with Ghanaian international Gyan.
Adebayor himself has been out of favour at Eastlands and first team appearances have been rare for him under Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini. Despite the exit of Roque Santa Cruz on loan to Blackburn, the signing of Edin Dzeko means that Adebayor is still well down the City pecking order. The Togo striker is desperate to revive his career in the Premier League and may well see a move to Sunderland as an opportunity to show those in English football that he’s a top striker.
The one sticking point on a move may be Adebayor’s hefty wages, and Sunderland will be looking for City to pay a proportion of them in any loan deal. Negotiations between Sunderland and Manchester City are already taking place in regards to making Nedum Onuoha’s stay at the Stadium of Light a permanent one, and this deal is likely to be completed in the coming days as well.
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we would need to sign Nedum on a permanent basis before we could take another premier league player on loan anyway, as we already have Welbeck and clubs are limited to two?
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Wenger plucked him out of obscurity, he had one good year (when every other striking option for us was hurt, so he was the only option), and then his mouth and his head grew to 50x the size of his talent.
He was lazy. His first touch was horrible. He couldn’t stay onsides. He passed when he should’ve shot, and shot when he should’ve passed. If you rolled a perfect ballin his path as he was sprinting forward, he could score.
Wenger knew he was worthless and sold him for 10x what we paid for him. Now he’s at a “real club with real ambition”. His words after the transfer. He may have the money, but even that club recognizes he’s complete pants.
All that said, for Sunderland fans, with regular play, he might be good for 10-15 goals between now and May.
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