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Watford have turned down the chance to have Emmanuel Adebayor train with them.

The 31-year-old Togo international striker wants to work on his fitness after being released from his Spurs contract earlier this month.

It is understood, however, that Watford head coach Quique Sanchez Flores wants to work only with the players he currently has.

The in-form Hornets, currently 10th in their first season back in the Premier League, have won their last two games and strikers Troy Deeney and Odion Ighalo look a promising partnership at top-flight level.

A Hornets source said: “The club are very respectful of Adebayor’s quality and experience.

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“But our recruitment team have been tasked with creating a tight-knit squad and we believe we now have that.

“The manager has always said since the summer that he wants to work with as few players as possible and that remains the case.”

Although Adebayor is now a free agent, he cannot join another club until January because he was still registered as a Tottenham player when the transfer window closed on September 1.

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West Ham had been trying to sign him , but have since decided they are happy with their attacking options.

Diafra Sakho is their main striker, Andy Carroll and Mauro Zarate are both back to fitness and there's also Enner Valencia to return from injury later this year.