Emmanuel Adebayor’s switch to Aston Villa is off after the Tottenham Hotspur forward failed to be persuaded to leave London.

Villa had identified the Togo forward as their first-choice replacement for Christian Benteke, who joined Liverpool for £32.5 million, in a move which would have seen Adebayor reunited with Tim Sherwood, his former manager at Tottenham.

Yet despite two separate rounds of talks between the Villa manager and player - and the Midlands club being willing to spend £100,000 a week on his wages - the two parties have been unable to reach an agreement.

It is understood Adebayor had even undergone a medical with Villa late last month, however the deal has stalled in the last week as he mulled over the move with