Emmanuel Adebayor
With Mario Balotelli looking likely to arrive at Eastlands, Manchester City will likely have to offload some strikers and Marseille are reportedly keen to take Emmanuel Adebayor at least on loan.
Marseille won the French title last season and are keen to keep the momentum going with a solid Champions League campaign. Coach Didier Deschamps is searching for quality recruits and French daily L'equipe reports that Manchester City striker Adebayor is high on his list of targets.
The Togo front man endured a troubled season last term, including the fatal attack on the Togo team at the African Nations Cup. Nonetheless, the 26-year-old still scored an impressive fourteen goals in 26 games for Manchester City .
However, City boss Roberto Mancini will come under pressure to send some players packing, given that he must announce a 25-man squad by September 1. There is enormous competition in attack with the likes of Carlos Tevez , Craig Bellamy, Robinho and Roque Santa Cruz already on the books before the possible arrival of Balotelli.
L'equipe reports that although Marseille are interested in taking Adebayor even on a loan deal, his 5.5 million euros per year wages could prove to be an obstacle.
