Emmanuel Adebayor is not in Tottenham's plans. Jamie McDonald/Getty Images

West Ham have rekindled their interest in out-of-favour Tottenham striker Emmanuel Adebayor, sources have told ESPN FC.

Adebayor, 31, does not figure in Mauricio Pochettino's long-term plans at White Hart Lane and has not been given a squad number at Tottenham, with the club keen to get him off the wage bill so they can strengthen the squad elsewhere.

The Togo international was close to joining former Tottenham boss Tim Sherwood at Aston Villa earlier this summer, but the deal fell through over the player's reluctance to leave his London base.