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Emmanuel Adebayor is set to be offered the chance to extend his career at Tottenham.

At the end of the season, the Togo striker will have just one year left on his contract.

He looked certain to be sold by the north Londoners in next month’s transfer window if Andre Villas-Boas had stayed in charge.

Under the Portuguese manager, Adebayor was exiled from the first-team squad at the start of the season and it was when the clash in November at Manchester City – which Tottenham lost 6-0 – was beyond recall that he was given a Premier League appearance as a second-half substitute.

But under new Spurs manager Tim Sherwood, Adebayor has enjoyed a new lease of life.

The 29-year-old has started the three games since Sherwood took over and scored three times – against West Ham in the Capital One Cup and a brace at Southampton in the league.

He also started in the 1-1 draw with West Bromwich Albion on Boxing Day and looks certain to start against Stoke on Sunday afternoon at White Hart Lane.

Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy will be reluctant to let Adebayor go into the final year of his contract and risk losing him on a free transfer after paying Manchester City £5million for him.

And if he continues his impressive form at White Hart Lane, Sherwood would recommend Adebayor be given a contract extension.