Zohaibs not going to like this lol. Its from The Guardian.

Emmanuel Adebayor has ended a year of uncertainty over his future at Arsenal by committing himself to the club and ending speculation that he would leave the Emirates after three seasons in north London.

On Friday, manager Arsène Wenger placed the onus on Adebayor to state his intentions and clear the way for any potential suitors when the Arsenal manager said: “If he does not want to stay he will leave, but I think that he will be still at Arsenal this season.”

While Chelsea and Barcelona were monitoring the player’s situation, Milan and Internazionale were favourites to buy the 25-year-old having begun their courtship last summer when Adebayor first appeared on the verge of a move.

He chose to stay but, having scored only 16 goals for Arsenal last season, compared with 30 the previous term, the Togo striker appeared unsettled and has offered mixed messages during the last few months about where he would play next season.

Last week the Milan vice-president, Adriano Galliani, appeared to signal an impending bid from the Rossoneri when he said: “I’ve called Arsenal to inform them of our interest. I’ve spoken to Arsène Wenger and Adebayor was part of the conversation during which Wenger was friendly.”

But when contacted by Observer Sport today and asked if Adebayor would like to leave the club, Stephane Courbis, the striker’s agent, said: “No, no.” When pressed if Adebayor definitely wanted to stay at Arsenal, Courbis was clear. “Yes. It’s the same [situation] as last week,” he said, referring to comments that it was up to Wenger to declare his position regarding Adebayor.

I rate Yaya highly, very good player, but I know him leaving Barca is a long shot.

Latest rumour is AC Milan are ready to offer £20m plus former Arsenal midfielder Mathieu Flamini for Gunners striker Emmanuel Adebayor. (Sunday Mirror)

good point pete. I wonder where do you guys rate yaya among cana, melo, senna and others?

Just a thought, if Barca do sign Javier Macherano from Liverpool, then will Yaya Toure be in a similar situation to Melo, i.e. looking for a move even though he extended his contract?

Wow – congrats to Arsharsenal- hope to see goal celebrations dedicated to his baby next season.

Anyway, on a lighter and happier note, congrats to Andrey Arshavin on becoming a dad for the second time

Very true mate. One thing Flamini had going for him was his stamina. He never stood still and ran his heart out every game. Thats not to take anything away from Melo, he’s good but whether he’s the right player for us remains to be seen. His disciplinary record is aweful, especially when you compare it to someone like Cana’s. And the fact that he signed a contract extension last week, which in effect hiked up his transfer value does take the piss, to put it bluntly, and I’m sure Arsene will take all of this in to consideration regarding whether he signs him or not.

I just keep checking this Melo out in You tube and other feasible sources; So far I haven’t been impressed with what I have seen. I think the lad is too heavy and slow -A bit slack and more sambaish. He may be ok with long range shots and muscling out players; but in reality he is a very slow player. Imagine Fab and Melo in midfield; 2 not very fast players and again in the premiership – I feel very uncomfortable with the lad – We may suffer if we get him.

i also think that at that price melo is not worth it cana would be better business at around 12-15mil.i do hope we offload the likes of senderos and silvestre though,so maybe senderos & silvestre + 12mil for melo.i hope we get one of them(cana or melo) because they are both good players

Yeah – lets try out Cana instead – never really saw Melo’s impact in the Confederations cup. Don’t no Cana either, but under the circumstances, we should try him; other than loosing Ebuoe. Its quiet funny how we all want Ebuoe to stay.