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Mancini quashes talk of Adebayor loan move

ESPN staff
November 26, 2010
Emmanuel Adebayor has scored once in the Premier League this season © PA Photos
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Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini has ruled out the prospect of striker Emmanuel Adebayor being allowed to leave the club on loan in January.

Adebayor, a £25 million signing from Arsenal in July 2009, has started just two Premier League games this season after falling behind Carlos Tevez in the pecking order.

The 26-year-old is rumoured to be one of a number of Mancini's players agitating for a move to another club due to frustration over a lack of first-team opportunities.

He appeared to be on his way out of City earlier in the week after suggesting that Juventus had agreed a deal to sign him on loan - but Mancini has now poured scorn on this talk.

"No, in this moment I don't see it - if we let one player [go] then we must get one player in," Mancini said. "This is difficult. Emmanuel must continue to work, and if he has a chance to play then he must play well."

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