Besiktas keen on Emmanuel Adebayor transfer if not banned

Tottenham’s Emmanuel Adebayor is still a target for Turkish club Besiktas who believe they can land him if they can escape a ban for alleged match-fixing.

Spurs are willing to listen to the offer after he hit just five League goals in 25 appearances last season.

A confirmation has already come from Besiktas for their interest in Adebayor, but fear a ban from European competition will destroy their chances of landing the former Arsenal and Manchester City man.

They are facing a ban from next season’s Champions League for alleged match fixing but have appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport and are confident of overturning the decision.

Besiktas president, Fikret Orman, has revealed he is ready to fly to London to tie up a deal for Adebayor if their club is successful in clearing the ban.

He said in an interview : “We are interested in Adebayor, the transfer could still go ahead.”

“The deal breaker for Adebayor was whether we would play in Europe this season, as soon as we are cleared I will travel to London and complete the deal,” he added.