Emmanuel Adebayor eyes Drogba’s EPL goal record

Clubless Togolese striker, Emmanuel Adebayor is reportedly set to join another London-based English Premier League (EPL) side Crystal Palace.

 Palace manager, Alan Pardew has already admitted that the free-agent is a target for them in this month’s Transfer Window period.
The former Arsenal star is also eyeing a move to Palace this month so he can become EPL’s leading African goalscorer.

Adebayor is just nine goals short of the Ivorian legend’s record of 104 EPL goals. Drogba played 254 matches for Chelsea across two spells with the club.

However, Adebayor is currently on 96 league goals from 230 games which he scored while playing for Arsenal, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur.

Nigerian striker, Yakubu Aiyegbeni, who is placed third behind Adebayor, is on 95 goals. Another Nigerian legend Nwankwo Kanu is next in line with 54 goals.

Adebayor has also been linked with another EPL sides Watford and Sunderland. But he reportedly prefers staying in London.

Talks between Tottenham and Palace are said to be ongoing for Adebayor because the former are still paying the final year of his £100,000-a-week contract.

A deal is expected to be agreed after Palace and Tottenham’s EPL clash at the Selhurst Park this Saturday.