Following his disturbing and emotional Facebook posts where he
revealed a lot of family secrets, Emmanuel Adebayo has been granted
compassionate leave by his football club, Tottenham Hotspur for a second
time this season.
Via-
Telegraph
Emmanuel Adebayor has been granted compassionate leave by
Tottenham Hotspur for a second time this season to return to Togo to
sort out his personal issues.
Spurs head coach Mauricio Pochettino has excused Adebayor from
training this week and the final game of the season against Everton at
Goodison Park on Sunday. He will not travel on the post-season tour to
Malaysia and Sydney.
Adebayor has made a series of allegations against his family over
Facebook in recent weeks that have prompted concerns over his mental
state.
The latest of his messages accused brother Kola of holding a knife to
his throat and included claims that he has often considered suicide as a
result of his family problems.
Tottenham want to sell Adebayor during the summer, meaning he could
have already played his last game for them, but the club’s immediate
concern is the player’s well-being.
It is hoped that giving Adebayor time off to clear his head and
return to his homeland will allow the 31-year-old to sort out his
problems and grievances in time to return to pre-season training, either
at Tottenham or with another club, in the correct frame of mind.
Rejecting claims that he had evicted his mother from his house in
Africa, Adebayor claimed people were attempting to direct witchcraft, or
Juju, at him.
Adebayor was then given compassionate leave by Spurs in December after a close family member was taken seriously ill.
Having taken a week off, Adebayor returned to Tottenham before
Christmas but has made only five appearances since then, starting just
one game.
Adebayor still has a year remaining on his Spurs contract and
chairman Daniel Levy faces the prospect of having to take a financial
hit on the former Arsenal man to offload him this summer.
There is virtually no prospect of any clubs agreeing to match
Adebayor’s £100,000-a-week wages, which means Levy can expect to pay out
at least £2.5 million to cover the shortfall on his remaining 12
months.
Aston Villa manager Tim Sherwood could turn to Adebayor if he has to
find a replacement for Liverpool target Christian Benteke. The pair
enjoyed a close and fruitful working relationship at Spurs.
Friends and confidants of Adebayor are worried about his
recent actions and claim he is not listening to advice or efforts to
help, although he has consulted with Chelsea striker Didier Drogba about
his problems. There is growing concern that Adebayor’s Facebook
messages will put off any interested clubs.
Title : Tottenham Hotspur to Deal With Family Issues
Description : Following his disturbing and emotional Facebook posts where he revealed a lot of family secrets, Emmanuel Adebayo has been grant...