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At the last minute, from what I can gather, either Emmanuel Adebayor or his agent phoned us after they had agreed a deal with City and then did the same with Chelsea. He was desperate to get to either Chelsea or us.

"Emmanuel Adebayor was 'desperate' not to join Manchester City, claims Sir Alex Ferguson" by Mikey Stafford, www.theguardian.com. July 25, 2009.
At the last minute, from what I can gather, either Emmanuel Adebayor or his agent phoned us after they had agreed a deal with City and then did the same with Chelsea. He was desperate to get to either Chelsea or us.