Manchester City have rejected suggestions a deal has already been done for Emmanuel Adebayor to join Juventus on loan in January - but it does seem the striker's days at Eastlands are coming to an end.
The £25million capture from Arsenal last year has failed to make a significant impact on Roberto Mancini's team, with the Italian preferring to use Carlos Tevez as a lone striker, flanked by two widemen.
Adebayor is known to be frustrated at his lack of opportunities and quotes have surfaced indicating he is already sure of leaving the Blues when the transfer window opens.
"Roberto Mancini, I do not know what I did, but he never plays me," Adebayor is reported to have told Belgian magazine Sport/Foot.
"I am going to have a change of scene during the transfer window.
"And I can already tell you that City have reached an agreement with Juventus for a loan. I therefore expect to be able to leave in December."
City are not in a position to know whether the comments are genuine.
However, they have refuted Adebayor's claim that he is on his way to Turin.
What cannot be denied is that the 26-year-old is not impressed by making just 12 appearances in all competitions this term, and starting only six of those matches.
Even a Europa League hat-trick against Lech Poznan has failed to earn him a regular spot in Mancini's plans and it is now almost certain that should City receive either a reasonable bid - or a loan offer that would benefit all parties - Adebayor will be on his way.
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Emmanuel Adebayor claims that Juventus have agreed a deal to take him from Manchester City when the transfer window opens.
The 26-year-old striker has cut a forlorn figure this season as he has failed to earn a regular place in Roberto Mancini's starting line-up.
Rumours of a bust-up between the pair have been played down in the past but he has now expressed his intention to leave.
Adebayor made the switch to Eastlands from Arsenal in July 2009 for a fee thought to be in region of £25million, but has only started six games so far this season - just two in the Premier League.
And Adebayor has now publicly aired his frustration, saying he will try and engineer a move this winter.
He told Sport/Foot Magazine: "I don't know what I did wrong to Roberto Mancini, but he never makes me play.
"I'm going to change air during the transfer window in January.
"And I can tell you that City has already reached an agreement with Juventus for a loan.
"I therefore expect to be able to leave in December."
Adebayor has often been linked with a move to Italian outfit Juve, where he would link up with manager Luigi Del Neri.
However, one potential snag to the deal could be the fact that the Old Lady already have one non-EU player in their squad in the form of Serbian Milos Krasic.
Serie A quota rules prevent Italian clubs having more than one player from outside the EU, thus leaving former Togo international Adebayor unable to link up with the 27-time champions.
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