“The air went blue” – Sam Allardyce on almost signing Emanuel Adebayor for West Ham (Video)

Sam Allardyce managed West Ham between 2011 and 2015, and at one point, he was close to bringing Emanuel Adebayor in from Tottenham Hotspur.

However, according to Allardyce, Spurs chairman Daniel Levy pulled the plug on the deal for the striker 15 minutes before the closing of the transfer window.

🗣 “15 minutes before the deadline was shut, David Sullivan got the call from Daniel Levy to say it was all off.”

Sam Allardyce shares a story of a time he almost signed Emmanuel Adebayor from Tottenham, with Carlton Cole going to West Brom. #DeadlineDay pic.twitter.com/EG5iwzlV6D

— Football Daily (@footballdaily) August 31, 2021