5 former Arsenal stars you won't believe are still playing

Van Persie during De Graafschap v Feyenoord - Eredivisie
Van Persie during De Graafschap v Feyenoord - Eredivisie

#3 Emmanuel Adebayor

Emmanuel Adebayor (right) during Burnley v Istanbul Basaksehir - UEFA Europa League Third Round Qualifier: Second Leg
Emmanuel Adebayor (right) during Burnley v Istanbul Basaksehir - UEFA Europa League Third Round Qualifier: Second Leg

Togolese footballer Emmanuel Adebayor is known to represent some of the biggest clubs of the Premier League. The 34-year-old has plied his trade with Manchester City, Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, and Crystal Palace.

Monaco and Real Madrid are 2 of the other big clubs the strongly built striker has represented in his career.

Adebayor was with The Gunners from 2006 to 2009. The 34-year-old scored 62 goals in 142 appearances for Arsenal.

He was roped in by Manchester City in 2009 for a reported transfer fee of £25 million. Adebayor then went on to represent Real Madrid (on loan) for the 2010-11 season. After 4 seasons with the Spurs, he joined Crystal Palace ahead of the 2015–16 season.

Adebayor is currently with Turkish club İstanbul Başakşehir and is enjoying a good run - having scored 26 goals in 68 appearances thus far.

Although the forward could not win any title while at Arsenal, he did win the African Player of the Year award in 2008. Adebayor is also the top scorer for the national team - having scored 31 goals in 81 appearances for Togo.

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