Adebayor preferred Gunners to Spurs

TOTTENHAM failed in a last-minute bid to snatch Arsenal’s new signing Emmanuel Adebayor from under the noses of their neighbours.

Martin Jol’s search for a left-sided player continues after a £1million offer for Middlesbrough’s teenage winger Adam Johnson was rejected.

Spurs refused to comment on their move for Johnson, while Adebayor admitted he met with officials from the club last Friday.