Adebayor has demanded that Spurs pay him the £4million transfer fee they have agreed with Manchester City, which forced chairman Daniel Levy and manager Andre Villas-Boas to reconsider their options.
City have also warned Adebayor, 28, they will not be held to ransom and are willing to let the Togo international rot in the reserves for two years if he continues to hold out for crazy money.
Having taken Adebayor on loan last season, Spurs agreed a £4m deal to sign him permanently.
City had agreed to subsidise part of Adebayor’s £175,000-a-week wages, meaning he would not lose any money by making the switch to White Hart Lane on a four-year contract.
But Adebayor stunned both Spurs and City by rejecting the deal unless he also receives the £4m fee and effectively moves on a free transfer.
He also only wants a two-year contract at White Hart Lane, so he can try to make even more money by moving on again in 2014.
City have warned Adebayor he faces the threat of spending the final two years of his contract in the reserves if he fails to agree a move, with *manager Roberto Mancini insisting he will not be given another chance with the Premier League champions.
Mancini is furious Adebayor’s antics have jeopardised his hopes of signing Robin van Persie from Arsenal and City officials are dismayed by the player’s attitude.
It is understood Adebayor is travelling up to Manchester from London every morning to train with fellow City misfit Roque Santa Cruz before returning to the capital.
City have tried to sound out other *potential buyers or interested parties for Adebayor, including QPR and Liverpool, but there has not been any serious interest.
