Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor knows his return to the
Emirates will be "hell" but claims he never wanted to leave
Arsenal.
Adebayor spent three-and-a-half years in North London before
moving to City in a £25million transfer last summer.
The Togo international caused controversy when he faced his
former team for the first time in September, running the entire
length of the pitch to celebrate a goal in front of the Arsenal
fans.
Adebayor, who scored a brace in City's 4-2 win, was also
found guilty of violent conduct after an incident involving former
team-mate Robin van Persie and the 26-year-old will be in for a
torrid reception on his return to his old stomping ground on April
24.
"It will be 90 minutes of hell," he told French television
channel Canal Plus. "The fans will will boo me, insult me, because,
until now, they haven't understood why I left.
"I'm the bad guy.
"I shouldn't have done that (the celebration) but we are all
human. I made a mistake, but who doesn't?"
Adebayor's departure to City was shrouded in mystery with
reports of dressing room bust-ups, while Gunners boss Arsene Wenger
has always maintained the forward was offloaded after he asked to
leave.
However, the former Monaco attacker insists that is all
nonsense.
"Arsene Wenger can never say that I wanted to leave," added
Adebayor. "It was because Arsene didn't want me anymore.
"If Arsene has a big heart, we can go on a TV show to have a
debate and he will never say I told him I wanted to leave the club.
"He'll never say that. He knows it full well. I respect him
enormously, and he knows that, but the most annoying thing about
the whole story is when people say I wanted to leave for the money.
"If I had really wanted to, I would have left two years ago
for the money and gone to Milan or Barcelona.
"I read that it was me who was the troublemaker in the
changing room. That's unbelievable.
"If one player can say that I, Emmanuel Adebayor, spoke badly
to anyone in the changing rooms, then I'd honestly like to know who
it is. It has never happened in my life."
