Clichy denies Ade blast

• limpper

  25 Jul 09, 18:08

  Arsenal's Clichy slams Adebayor over Man City money grab

  Gael Clichy has slammed former Arsenal teammate Emmanuel Adebayor over his move to Manchester City.

  The French fullback told The Sun: "I really believe if you are a player who thinks only about money then you could end up at Manchester City.

  "You have to think if you want to play for a big club and have your image or if you want to play for a good club and earn big money.

  "When you ask someone to move for something like £300,000 a week it is just crazy."

  Eastlands boss Mark Hughes has spent £80m this summer in a bid to gatecrash the Big Four.

  Clichy declared: "I've been here six years and this is not the first summer where a club have spent big money to get big players.

  "But it does not always mean a team will do well.

  "Sometimes when you have players coming in like this it can take six to seven months for them to adjust."

• omgukilledkenny

  28 Jul 09, 01:29

   

  Clichy denies Ade blast

  Gunners stopper unhappy with tabloid reporting

  

  Arsenal full-back Gael Clichy has denied saying former team-mate Emmanuel Adebayor joined Manchester City for money.

  The Gunners defender hinted over the weekend that the primary reason any player would sign for Mark Hughes' team is for a lucrative pay packet.

  Clichy is unhappy the way his interview has been reported, stating he is not the type of player to judge or single out a fellow professional.

  The 23-year-old says does he not know the reasons behind Adebayor's Eastlands switch and now wants to draw a line under the matter.

  Really bad

  "I felt really bad about this," he told the club's official website. "I am not a player who would talk like this; say a name and talk this way about a friend.

  "If you read the article you will see that I am not saying any names - Ade or anyone else. That is not the way to do it. If I need to say something I will go out and say it myself.

  "Saying big names in a big article like this when I did not say anything, I think it is wrong. I just wanted to clarify this.

  "Only Ade knows why he went and we have to live with this. He was a good player for us but now he is gone and I don't want to talk about him anymore."

   

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