Former Togolese international Emmanuel Adebayor has signed for
English Premier League side Crystal Palace on a free transfer until the
end of the season.
The 31-year-old had been a free agent since September 2015 after
Tottenham released him to sort his personal family issues. Adebayor has
94 Premier League goals to his name, having previously played for Spurs,
Arsenal and Manchester City.
Speaking about the forward, Pardew noted: “We’ve incentivised his
contract to do that, in terms of him being a success. I see in him a
desire to get his career back on track, and I think I can help him.
“I’m hoping that’s a win-win situation for him and for us. You
cannot underestimate the quality he has. I’ve tried to sign him twice
before, once at West Ham, when I came that close, and at Newcastle we
talked long and hard about him.”
The coach also stressed: “He’s a character that needs to be loved
and the group I have, he’s going to get that. For us it’s about
bringing in a striker to give everyone a boost.
“We all felt sorry for ourselves, no [Yannick] Bolasie, Connor
[Wickham’s] now suspended, so it’s great for us.You can see in the
training ground there’s a lift already.
“He’s done the first part of his job because everybody is really
pleased he’s here.The only risk is if he doesn’t play well. I can’t see
any other risk. I think we discard players quite quickly, and sometimes
too early.”
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