AC MILAN last night pulled out of the race to sign Emmanuel Adebayor after claiming Arsenal's £35million price tag has left Barcelona and Chelsea fighting it out for his signature.
Barca have already had a £25m bid turned down and Chelsea could launch a raid on their London rivals to get Adebayor as a ready-made replacement for Didier Drogba if he ends up quitting Stamford Bridge this summer.
Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani said: "Adebayor is overridden by continuous requests for £35m - these figures are impossible for clubs in Italy.
"When big clubs like Barcelona and Chelsea arrive it is impossible to compete because they have a much more advantageous fiscal situation."
Milan had been leading the chase for Adebayor, who has three years left on the £40,000-a-week deal he signed last summer but Arsenal are determined not to sell the Togo striker on the cheap until they have a replacement, with Blackburn's Roque Santa Cruz top of their hitlist.
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Barca have already had a £25m bid turned down and Chelsea could launch a raid on their London rivals to get Adebayor as a ready-made replacement for Didier Drogba if he ends up quitting Stamford Bridge this summer.
Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani said: "Adebayor is overridden by continuous requests for £35m - these figures are impossible for clubs in Italy.
"When big clubs like Barcelona and Chelsea arrive it is impossible to compete because they have a much more advantageous fiscal situation."
Milan had been leading the chase for Adebayor, who has three years left on the £40,000-a-week deal he signed last summer but Arsenal are determined not to sell the Togo striker on the cheap until they have a replacement, with Blackburn's Roque Santa Cruz top of their hitlist.
dailyrecord.co.uk
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