Adebayor in the dark over Arsenal future

A RIFT appears to be developing between Arsène Wenger and Emmanuel Adebayor after Stephane Courbis, the striker’s agent, revealed a lack of communication regarding the 25-year-old’s future at the club.

Courbis said they “had heard nothing” from the Arsenal manager following the Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani’s admission that he had rung Wenger to discuss a potential move for the forward.

Last week Galliani claimed that because the first choice of Milan, the Wolfsburg forward Edin Dzeko, was now apparently out of reach Adebayor had become the new focus: “There has been a telephone call during which Wenger was friendly,” he said.

But asked if the Arsenal manager had spoken to Adebayor about Milan’s inquiries, Courbis said: “You will have to ask Mr Wenger if there has been an offer from Milan, or any other clubs, because I have heard nothing about any contact or any offer that has been made, so I don’t know what the situation is. Speak to Mr Wenger.”

Arsenal declined to comment.

Meanwhile William Gallas maintains he has no intentions of leaving Arsenal this summer, despite the arrival of young Belgian Thomas Vermaelen, which rumours of a summer move to Inter Milan. “I am at Arsenal, my contract is still valid for a year, so I am an Arsenal player,” Gallas said.