''Very important team'' after Adebayor

''Very important team'' after Adebayor

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The future of Arsenal striker Emanuel Adebayor has been thrown into fresh doubt after his agent claimed a ''very important team'' has made contact about the Togo striker.

Adebayor: In demand.

Some tabloids have linked Adebayor to Serie A rivals AC Milan and Inter Milan, but with former Rossoneri coach Carlo Ancelotti now at Chelsea, there have been rumours the forward could head to Stamford Bridge.

Premier League champions Manchester United have also been linked with an unlikely bid, but the player's agent Stephane Courbis says Arsenal's domestic rivals have not been in touch, although one ''very important'' club has been.

"As of today, I have not even got evidence to speak of presumed interest from Chelsea and Manchester United," Courbis told calciomercato. "It's a given fact that Carlo Ancelotti likes the player seeing that last year he tried to sign him for Milan, although Chelsea have not contacted us.

"We have not received any calls, not from Milan or Ancelotti. Another team has contacted us, but I cannot say anything, it's a very important team."

However, Courbis confirmed there has been no meeting with Milan and is confident Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is not looking to cash in on the £25m-rated former Monaco man.

He added: "There has not been any meeting with Milan for Adebayor and lately I have not received a call on their behalf.

"This doesn't mean Ade is for sale to resolve Arsenal's economic problems. I spoke with Arsene Wenger this morning and he told me nothing of the kind."