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Emmanuel Adebayor has been granted compassionate leave
by Tottenham Hotspur for a second time this season to return
to Togo to sort out his personal issues, the Telegraph reports.
Spurs head coach Mauricio Pochettino has excused Adebayor
from training this week and the final game of the season
against Everton at Goodison Park on Sunday.
He will not
travel on the post-season tour to Malaysia and Sydney.
Adebayor has made a series of allegations against his family
over Facebook in recent weeks that have prompted concerns
over his mental state.
The latest of his messages accused brother Kola of holding a
knife to his throat and included claims that he has often
considered suicide as a result of his family problems.
Tottenham want to sell Adebayor during the summer, meaning
he could have already played his last game for them, but the
club’s immediate concern is the player’s well-being.
It is hoped that giving Adebayor time off to clear his head and
return to his homeland will allow the 31-year-old to sort out
his problems and grievances in time to return to pre-season
training, either at Tottenham or with another club, in the
correct frame of mind.
Rejecting claims that he had evicted his mother from his
house in Africa, Adebayor claimed people were attempting to
direct witchcraft, or Juju, at him.
Adebayor was then given compassionate leave by Spurs in
December after a close family member was taken seriously ill.
Having taken a week off, Adebayor returned to Tottenham
before Christmas but has made only five appearances since
then, starting just one game.
Adebayor still has a year remaining on his Spurs contract and
chairman Daniel Levy faces the prospect of having to take a
financial hit on the former Arsenal man to offload him this
summer.
