Tottenham reveal interest in Emmanuel Adebayor

Adebayor looks certain to leave City this summer, either permanently or on loan (GETTY IMAGES)

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp has revealed an interest in signing Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor.

The 27-year-old spent the second half of last season on loan with Real Madrid after falling out of favour with City boss Roberto Mancini.

Adebayor is expected to be a peripheral figure if he remains at the Etihad Stadium and looks set for a move away this summer.

The former Arsenal man has talked up a return to the Bernabeu, but has also been linked with a move back to north London and Tottenham.

Redknapp is keen to bring in new blood and has admitted the Togo forward is on his radar.

"He is a name that was mentioned and I spoke to the chairman about the player, about the possibility of loaning him, but whether they [City] would loan him I don't know," Redknapp told reporters in South Africa.

"If they would loan him he would be of interest. He is a quality player. We will wait and see."