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Mauricio Pochettino has told Emmanuel Adebayor that he will never play for Tottenham again.

The former Arsenal and Manchester City striker had the chance to join Aston Villa or West Ham during the window but the transfer fell down over his financial demands.

The Togo striker wanted the final year of his Spurs contract – worth £5m – paid in full before he made the move.

Now Adebayor, 31, is set to spend the season picking up £100,000-a-week for not playing.

“I was very clear with him, we had a conversation before the end of last season and I explained my idea,” Pochettino said. “I was clear with him and I don't need to explain much more, I think it is clear he is not in my idea, in my mind or in the plans for the future of Tottenham.

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"The more important thing is that I was clear with him and clear with the situation. It is not a problem for him or a problem for us. It was clear from the beginning three or four months ago and today it was his decision whether to stay or not.

“We are always available to help him, we have a good relationship. Every time we cross in the corridor it is not a problem because always I was clear with him and he was clear with me.

“The only problem now is to find a solution for him and a solution for the club, something that is good for both sides.”

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Adebayor moved to White Hart Lane on loan from City in 2011 before completing his £5m transfer the following year.

Earlier this week he was told he will not be playing for Togo again after failing to respond to a to a call-up for an African Cup qualifier with Djibouti on 4 September.

His coach Tom Saintfiet compared him to "a bad date".

He said: "For me, it is clear that he is a player who does not want to play for his country anymore.”