Former Arsenal and Tottenham forward Emmanuel Adebayor calls his short stint at Crystal Palace the biggest mistake of his career
Togolese forward has piled the misery onto the fallen Eagles, but did say he enjoyed his time in the Premier League
EMMANUEL ADEBAYOR has deepened the gloom at Crystal Palace... branding his move to Selhurst Park the worst decision of his career.
The Togo striker spent ten seasons with Arsenal, Manchester City and Tottenham.
He also played for Real Madrid, Metz and Monaco, and has been with little-known Turkish club Istanbul Basaksehir since January.
Adebayor joined Palace on a free transfer in January 2016, four months after being released by Spurs.
However he made just 15 appearances, scoring once, before the Eagles let him go that summer.
The South London outfit made a nightmare start to this season, failing to register a point or even a goal in their first seven Premier League games before last weekend's 2-1 win over Chelsea.
Their run cost new boss Frank De Boer his job, with Roy Hodgson taking over.
Adebayor, 33, told L'Equipe: "I truly experienced some beautiful moments in England, at the heart of the country's best teams.
"I was happy over there, and my family was as well.
"The only mistake I made was to sign for Crystal Palace in January 2016.
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"I made the decision to please my advisers.
"They were telling me: 'Manu, you've got to get back playing again!'
"But it is definitely the worst decision I have made in my entire career."
