What the papers say: Saturday - Adebayor doubles his money

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The Sun - Adebayor agrees new mega deal

EMMANUEL ADEBAYOR has agreed a new double-your-money Arsenal mega-deal. The Gunners striker ended months of heated speculation about his future — but only after Arsenal DOUBLED his wages to £4million a year.

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The Daily Mail - Adebayor commits his future to Arsenal by signing new four-year contract
Emmanuel Adebayor has pledged his future to Arsenal by agreeing to sign a new four-year contract worth £65,000 a week.

The Daily Express - ADEBAYOR: I'M GUNNER STAY 
EMMANUEL ADEBAYOR has committed himself to Arsenal until at least 2012 after agreeing yesterday to extend his contract at the Emirates.

The Daily Star - ADEBAYROR: I'M GUNNER STAY ON
EMMANUEL Adebayor has ended doubts over his future by agreeing a new contract with Arsenal.

The Times - Arsene Wenger rails at 'tapping up' of players after winning fight for Adebayor             

Arsene Wenger has accused some of the biggest clubs in Europe of flouting transfer laws and destabilising Arsenal by tapping up his players. On the day that one of the summer’s longest running transfer sagas ended with Emmanuel Adebayor’s announcement that he will sign a new contract to stay at the Emirates Stadium until 2013, his manager warned other clubs to keep their hands off his players.

The Independent - Adebayor signs one-year extension to Arsenal deal
Emmanuel Adebayor gave Arsenal their best news of the summer transfer window so far when the striker ended the doubts over his immediate future at the club by agreeing to sign a new deal that will keep him contracted until 2012

The Telegraph - Emmanuel Adebayor to stay with Arsenal until 2012 under new contract
Emanuel Adebayor has ended the uncertainty surrounding his long-term future at Arsenal by agreeing a new contract which will keep him at the north London club until 2012.

The Guardian - Wenger sees off Barcelona and Milan to keep Adebayor for four more years
Emmanuel Adebayor is to sign a new contract with Arsenal, ending speculation that he would follow in the footsteps of Alexander Hleb, Mathieu Flamini and Gilberto Silva and leave the Emirates Stadium this summer.

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Good new or bad news? Adebayor to sign new contract as Wenger slams European clubs

Gunners forward Emmanuel Adebayor has reached an agreement to sign a new contract at the club, according to Arsenal TV.

The Togo forward, who has been linked heavily with moves to AC Milan and Barcelona this summer, told Arsenal TV that he had agreed to extend his current deal for another year or two.

I've got mixed feelings about his comments. If he continues to improve or score 30 goals a season, we should be happy to have him, but despite his denials, he did suggest that he was open to a move earlier in the summer, during an adidas press conference.

There is no coincidence that the timing of the announcement comes just a day ahead of the Gunners first home game of pre-season against Juventus. Barcelona also admitted today that Adebayor was one of their targets, should they sell Samuel Eto'o.

Only this afternoon, ArsenalAddict was speculating what reaction Adebayor would get from us Gooners when he walks out onto the field, but the player denied he had ever asked for a move.

He said: "There was a lot of speculation and a lot of people talking on behalf of Adebayor but I never said that I wanted to leave the club. I have never told anyone I am leaving this club. What people read in the newspaper is not coming from me.

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Emirates Cup - Adebayor questions for Wenger

Us Gooners have fond memories of the last times we've faced Juventus and Real Madrid.

Who can forget that Robert Pires tackle on his old mate Patrick Vieira, Cesc's goal past the mighty Gianluigi Buffon or Titi wrapping it up with a second before the visitors received two late red cards.

There was a belief running through the Arsenal side that season, having already dispatched Real courtesy of that incredible solo goal from Henry and held out at Highbury amid a seige on our goal.

It will be a lot different this weekend, of course.

The main issue will be whether Manu Adebayor gives a better account of himself than against Stuttgart on Wdnesday, where his impact was negligible.

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