Mauricio Pochettino never wanted Emmanuel Adebayor exit

Mauricio Pochettino never wanted Emmanuel Adebayor to leave and has urged everyone connected with Tottenham to put the past behind them.

A divisive figure at White Hart Lane, the 30-year-old looked set to leave the club before Monday’s transfer deadline, having plumped for a loan move to West Ham.

However, the intervention of chairman Daniel Levy means the highly-paid striker will remain at Spurs for the rest of the season — a decision which pleased Pochettino, despite having been ready to see Adebayor leave.