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He
has finally moved. And that is talking about the Togolese-Nigerian,
Emmanuel Adebayor (do not mind the ‘r’ at the end of Adebayo). The
former Monaco and Arsenal striker got his wish to divorce Roberto
Mancini as his move to Spain was approved by Real Madrid and Jose
Mourinho who got a striker clearly needed in light of the performances
of Karim Benzema – the 23-year-old France international has shown that
he needs about 10 chances to score one goal.

Benzema has scored a
measly two goals in 19 appearances. With Gonzalo Higuain ruled out for
the season, Mourinho had repeatedly demanded for a striker, to cover
the obvious loop hole. After the failed bid to lure former player, Ruud
Van Nistelrooy’s back to the Santiago Bernabeu from Hamburg, Madrid had
to go for Adebayor.

Mourinho had been
cross with the young French forward for squandering scoring chances,
“he (Benzema) has to give a little more,” the coach said recently.

Now Mourinho has
Adebayor, who had to agree to a pay cut before the deal could be
finalised. The 26-year-old Togolese international has now joined on a
loan deal with a permanent £13million transfer broached if the union
proves to be successful. Adebayor will be collecting lower than the
estimated £148,000-a-week he was on at Manchester City.

A statement on Real
Madrid’s website read, “‘Real Madrid and Manchester City have reached a
deal that will see Emmanuel Adebayor play on loan. The player will
remain at Real Madrid until the end of the current season, at which
point the club hold a unilateral option to purchase the player.”

Adebayor joined
Arsenal from Monaco for £7m in January 2006 and moved on to City three
years later for around £25m. He is eligible to play for Los Blancos in
the Champions League as City were contending for the Europa League.
Adebayor has a goal ratio of one goal every other game over a career
that has spanned 10 years in Europe.

But still the most
high profile transfer in the January window has been the mega-capture
of Edin Dzeko by Manchester City for £27 million from German club,
Wolfsburg. The Steve McClaren side have gone out and replaced the
Bosnian with Dieumerci Mbokani from Monaco.

Mbokani had signed a four-year deal with Monaco at the beginning of
the 2010/11 season but has failed to justify the £7 million move and
had to move after notching up just one goal in 817 minutes on the
pitch. McClaren will now hope that Germany will be a happier hunting
ground than France for the Congo striker.