Reports that Tottenham Hotspur striker Emmanuel Adebayor is causing rifts at the club are simply untrue, claims teammate Brad Friedel.

It had been alleged the Togolese star had angered Spurs players by inviting two Newcastle United players into the dressing room at White Hart Lane after losing 2-1 earlier in the season.

Supporters in north London have found it tough to forgive Adebayor for the indiscretion, along with his poor performances this campaign, and his last three appearances have been greeted with boos.

But Friedel insists his teammate, and friend, has done nothing wrong and should be backed as he looks to win his first-team spot back.

He told the Alan Brazil Sports Breakfast: “Emmanuel Adebayor is a very big character. He’s got a very strong ego and he can deal with [the booing] but I do agree with what Mauricio [Pochettino] was saying. [Booing] does bring a negative energy.

“A lot of people want a far sexier story than it actually is. Adebayor is not a bad lad. He’s not bad around the training ground. He causes no issues whatsoever to any of the staff or the players.

“The stories that he was bringing Newcastle players into the changing room and there was a row with players – that never happened. Well, nothing that I saw.

“I think the fans, because of his wages, because of his past and because of how good he can be, want to make a bigger story out of this than there actually is.

“The story is Mauricio came in, he likes Adebayor, Roberto Soldado and Harry Kane, and he was trying to find the right formula. Kane started scoring, so Harry is playing. I don’t think there is anything else to it than that.

“Adebayor turns up to training like everybody else and he’s a teammate and a friend. If stories transpire in the newspapers because of it there is nothing we can do to help that.

“I think a lot of people are getting a feeling he is a bad egg around the place but he isn’t. He’s a good guy that trains and tries to get himself into the team and that is that.”