David Gold: Why West Ham decided against signing ex-Arsenal star from Tottenham

Emmanuel Adebayor was linked with West Ham and Aston Villa during the summer window

WEST HAM co-chairman David Gold admits manager Slaven Bilic ended his interest in Emmanuel Adebayor because the Tottenham striker was 'very expensive'.

The 31-year-old Togo international was expected to leave Spurs during the summer after struggling to break into Mauricio Pochettino's first-team.
The former Arsenal and Manchester City striker, who was also linked with a move to Aston Villa, reportedly met with Bilic to discuss an Upton Park switch.

But the Hammers manager instead opted for the cheaper option in Croatian compatriot Nikica Jelavic, who completed his move from Hull on transfer deadline day.
Talking of West Ham's pursuit of Adebayor, Gold told talkSPORT: "I think it was more an enquiry.

"Slaven showed interest - we showed a bit of interest - and then it sort of all went quiet and Slaven obviously decided against it.
"[He's a] very expensive player and I think he just weighed it up and felt with Andy [Carroll] coming back, with [Enner] Valencia coming back, with [Mauro] Zarate coming back and, of course, he was confident we would bring in the player from Hull [Jelavic]."