Barca claim Adebayor has attitude problems, but is he still welcome at Arsenal?

Emmanuel Adebayor’s “bad attitude” has reportedly put Barcelona off in their bid to snatch the Togolese striker away from Arsenal.

Bad attitude? Are we talking about the same player who thinks after one season of doing his job that he should command a 300% pay rise and who refuses to commit to his future? Bad attitude? No shit, Sherlock!

The question is how us Gooners will respond to Adebayor if indeed he does remain in North London next season?

On the one hand, losing the club’s top goalscorer to the Catalan giants - again - would be a bit too much to handle for this particular Addict.

But on the other hand, Manu’s lack of loyalty this summer has been shocking. The fact that he’s earned the nickname Greedybayor from the very supporters who just weeks ago were hailing him as a hero speaks volumes.

Us football fans are a fickle lot and I think it would only take a few early goals for us to start loving Adebayor again.

I’d still be quite happy for him to leave if Arsenal were to receive anywhere near £30 million and I have a sneaky suspicion that he won’t be in Arsenal colours come the start of the season.

Time is of the essence though, so I predict that if Adebayor plays in any of next week’s friendlies, then he’ll remain a Gunner. If not, then perhaps we’ll be seeing a new star striker unveiled at the Emirates Cup.

Will you welcome Adebayor back at the Emirates given his summer of discontent? Or do you reckon he’s burnt his bridges with the Arsenal faithful? Share your thoughts on Ade-cool here.

Is Armand Traore good enough to make it at Arsenal?

There was a bit of an Armand Traore love fest going on at Arsenal yesterday.

Firstly the man himself revealed on Arsenal.com that although Arsene Wenger had assured him last season that he was Gael Clichy’s understudy, no such commitment has been made by the boss this year.

But Traore is being used more as a winger in the reserves team than a left back and it may well be that this is where Le Gaffer thinks he should be using the 18-year-old.

Quizzed on the subject, Traore told Arsenal TV, “Wherever [Wenger] puts me I just love to play for the Arsenal first team.”

And on the possibility of being loaned out for the season he added, “I leave that decision up to the boss. If he thinks it will improve me I’m more than happy to go on loan.”

And then there was the praise heaped on him by Clichy - the very player who is preventing Traore from breaking into the starting 11.

Clichy stated that that teenager is an “amazing” talent, backing up similar comments made by skipper William Gallas last season.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not doubting that Traore has lightning speed and is impressive in training, but he’s yet to prove it to me in a competitive game for the Gunners’ first team.

“He is a really powerful player,” Clichy said. “He is really fast and a type of player that we need. I hope he can help push me further as a player and that I can drag him up too.”

I hope so too Gael as the only headline he’s had written about him so far is when he was caught taking a knuckle duster into White Hart Lane with him last season.

“He is a really amazing player and I hope he will be focused this season because I can see a role for him. I really hope that he will make it,” added Clichy.

At the moment, the only way I can Traore getting into Arsenal’s first team is if Clichy suffers an injury, or if something really drastic goes wrong and Gael submits a transfer request.

So is it just me, or  does anyone else think that the hype surrounding Traore doesn’t quite live up to the reality? Am I missing something, or am I being a bit too hard on Armand? Share your thoughts here

What the papers say: Veloso keen on Arsenal move

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The Sun - Arsenal chase whizkid Moses
ARSENE WENGER faces a tough battle to prise away teenage forward Victor Moses from Crystal Palace.

The Mirror - Silv fires last shot
Gilberto Silva last night fired a parting shot at Arsenal by predicting they would finish without a trophy for a FOURTH successive season.

The Independent - Barca are only bidders for Arshavin
He has been linked with Arsenal and Chelsea following his impressive performances at Euro 2008, but Zenit St Petersburg have insisted that no English clubs have bid for Andrei Arshavin.

The Telegraph - Thierry Henry pays tribute to Arsene Wenger, Alexander Hleb and Emmanuel Adebayor
Thierry Henry has once again said that Arsene Wenger's magic can mould Arsenal into champions this season.

The Guardian - Barça still keen on Adebayor and Drogba
Barcelona's manager, Pep Guardiola, refused to rule out making offers for Chelsea's Didier Drogba and the Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor after last night's 6-0 rout of Hibernian.

The Daily Mail - Agent admits Sporting's Arsenal target Miguel is open to offers
Miguel Veloso, who has been linked with a move to Premier League club Arsenal, is a step closer quitting Sporting Lisbon after his agent admitted he would be happy to leave for a big club.

The Daily Express - Gilberto's big fear
Gilberto fears that Arsenal’s three-season run without a trophy will go on.

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