Emmanuel Adebayor could train with Watford as striker looks for a new club

Back in town: Former Spurs striker is returning to London
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Tom Collomosse15 October 2015

Emmanuel Adebayor is returning to London in the hope of reviving his career and could train with Watford as he seeks a new club.

Adebayor has been spending time in Togo and Ghana in recent weeks, where he has also been working with his charitable foundation, but is now on the hunt for a new club following his release by Tottenham a month ago.

Standard Sport understands Adebayor, 31, has an informal offer from Watford to train with Quique Sanchez Flores’s squad in the coming weeks, although there have been no discussions about turning this into a permanent move.

Adebayor has had proposals from the Middle East and Turkey but he is convinced he can still be successful in the Premier League and his priority is to remain in this country. The forward also has a strong preference to stay in the London area and he turned down a move to Aston Villa during the summer transfer window.

There has also been interest from West Ham, who could not strike a deal with the player when he was at Tottenham but would surely find the prospect more attractive now Adebayor is a free agent.

Any club trying to sign Adebayor would have to stay within the Premier League’s 25-man squad rules, meaning most would have to wait until January to make room for the former Arsenal player.

Yet Quique is clearly keen. Asked about Adebayor recently, the Spaniard said: “We admire Adebayor. He is an amazing player. You never know what will happen in football. Maybe we will have the possibility to train together.”

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