Emmanuel Adebayor blames Daniel Levy for Tottenham Stand-off

Adebayor, who will return to White Hart Lane with Crystal Palace on Sunday, was made a free agent after coming to an agreement over terms to terminate his contract in September, two weeks after the end of the summer transfer window.

The forward, 31, made just a handful of appearances during the second half of last season and was told by Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino he did not feature in the club’s first team plans. However, an attempt to join West Ham United on loan in January 2015 was halted because Levy did not want the player to join a club that at that point appeared capable of challenging Spurs for a place in the Europa League.