Hammers frustrated as Monaco pull plug on Adebayor deal

WITH just nine days to West Ham’s first match back in the Premiership against Blackburn, boss Alan Pardew is running out of time to sign a top striker after he was left frustrated by Monaco’s U-turn over their proposed sale of Emmanuel Adebayor.

The giant Togo forward’s move, thought to be worth around £5.6million, was halted after his French club made a last-minute decision not to sell the 21-year-old.

The Hammers had agreed a deal with Monaco and the player had expressed his desire to move.

But West Ham managing director Paul Aldridge admitted: “We thought all parties were satisfied but we were completing the paperwork on Tuesday morning when Monaco phoned us to say they had changed their minds and Emmanuel was no longer for sale.”

Pardew has admitted that despite making eight summer signings he still needs a top striker.