Crystal Palace striker Emmanuel Adebayor vows to celebrate if he scores against former club Tottenham

All smiles: Adebayor will celebrate if he finds the net against his former employers
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Giuseppe Muro18 February 2016

Emmanuel Adebayor says he will celebrate if he scores against Tottenham on his return to White Hart Lane this weekend.

Adebayor, who ran the entire length of the pitch to goad Arsenal fans when he scored against them in 2009, will not refrain from celebrating should he score when Crystal Palace face Spurs in the FA Cup on Sunday.

“If I score against Tottenham, trust me I am going to celebrate,” said the 31-year-old. “I do not play for Tottenham anymore. I am on the pitch to score.

"If I score and I am not going to celebrate, I would rather tell the manager not to play me. What is the point of being on the pitch and scoring goals without celebrating?

“I am a traveller, I have travelled a lot in my career. I went from Togo to Metz, to Monaco, to Arsenal, to Manchester City, on loan to Real Madrid, to Tottenham and now I play for Crystal Palace.

"Scoring goals is what I have done best in my career.

“When you score, for that second it is the best thing that ever happened. Apart from having my baby, the best thing that ever happens to me is when I score my next goal. So I do not know why I should not celebrate.”

Adebayor spent spent a successful season on loan at Spurs from Manchester City in 2011-12, scoring 17 goals, before signing a permanent deal.

The Togolese forward was initially a success in north London but his influence waned after the emergence of Harry Kane and he left the club by mutual consent last summer.

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