Emmanuel Adebayor has set his sights on a top three finish in the Premier League this season and aims to win the title next season.

The Togo international believes that City can claim a top three spot in the league after the team doled out £59 million already this summer to sign David Silva, Yaya Toure and Jerome Boateng.

Emmanuel Adebayor hopes that a great start in their opening two matches against Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool will vault the team into title contention.

“Fifth place last season was OK, but we want to do better than that this time and we’re looking for the top three,” Adebayor told The Mirror.

“The start to the season is very important in many ways. If we go to Tottenham and get a good result and then do the same against Liverpool, it will be great for the confidence and show the guys that we are title contenders.

“It’s a difficult start to the season, but it’s good for us in the sense that we can send a message out."

The expected arrival of Wolfsburg forward Edin Dzeko at Manchester City will not push Togolese hit-man Emmanuel Adebayor toward the exit door, insist the Eastlands outfit.

On Sunday, it was reported that Italian giants AC Milan were prepared to pay in excess of £25 million to capture the Manchester City striker.

However, the Guardian reported on Tuesday that Manchester City officials said there had been no contact from Milan and that Adebayor was pivotal to manager Roberto Mancini's plans.

The Mail on Sunday had claimed that Milan were prepared to pay at least £25 million for Adebayor, the price that City paid Arsenal to bring him to Eastlands a year ago.

The 26-year-old endured a difficult season at Manchester City, including the trauma of the attack on the Togo squad at the African Nations Cup. Adebayor also experienced his fair share of injury and suspension, but the big front man still managed to score 14 goals in 26 games for Manchester City.

Boos inevitably greeted former striker Emmanuel Adebayor yesterday when he took to the pitch at the Emirates yesterday, and manager Arsène Wenger admits that he was less than pleased with that reaction from the fans.

The Frenchman had called for a sporting gesture to greet not only former captain Patrick Vieira, but also Adebayor, who unlike Vieira, had left the Emirates under controversial circumstances.

So, the reaction from the home support yesterday was understandable, but the manager was still disapproving of it, saying: "I said before the game that I want everybody to be respected so you know clearly what I think. What can I do about that?

"It made it a bit livelier because our supporters suddenly got lively. He (Adebayor) was focused and motivated and sharp and he won some longer balls and that's why suddenly it was a bit livelier."

Robin van Persie has denied making the peace with former Arsenal team-mate Emmanuel Adebayor and insists 'I don’t care about him'.

The two came together for the first time on Saturday at the Emirates Stadium since a challenge across the face of van Persie by Manchester City striker Adebayor at Eastlands earlier this season.

There remains animosity between the pair from that incident and van Persie was booked on Saturday for a challenge on Adebayor many deemed was some attempt at retribution.

However, Holland international van Persie said he was not the slightest bit concerned by Adebayor. 'I’ve not spoken to him,' said Van Persie. 'I don’t care about him because I’m just busy with my own team.'

Of his challenge on Adebayor, the fit-again striker told The Sun: 'There was nothing in it. In football you make tackles. That was one of them.'

Reigning African Player of the Year Emmanuel Adebayor has praised the Black Satellites for winning Africa's first U-20 World Cup title.

The in-form Manchester City striker says he is delighted that Ghana won the tournament on the 100th birthday of the country's Founding Father Dr. Kwame Nkrumah.

The Togo captain followed the exploits of the Ghana youth team as they beat Brazil in the final in Egypt to win the tournament two weeks ago.

Adebayor, who was raised in Ghana, says it came to him as no surprise that the Black Satellites are the first African side to win the title.

“It is proper and fitting that on the 100 years anniversary of Dr Kwame Nkrumah, the Satellites have emerged the first country in Africa to win the coveted U-20 World Cup,” Adebayor said in a statement.

“Befittingly, your spectacular achievement was staged in the land of Ghana's First Lady, Madam Fatia Nkrumah.

“You have certainly made Africa, Ghana and your nation's founder proud.”

Emmanuel Adebayor grabbed a debut goal as Manchester City kicked off a season of huge expectations with a 2-0 win at Blackburn.

Adebayor was one of five high-profile summer signings by the big-spending Blues and took just three minutes to get off the mark with a clinical finish.

Blackburn posed plenty of problems but Shay Given made two fine saves as City stood firm before Stephen Ireland sealed the three points with a stoppage-time strike.

Adebayor was one of four debutants for City, with Gareth Barry and Kolo Toure both impressing from the start, while Carlos Tevez was a second-half substitute.

Emmanuel Adebayor opened his goalscoring account for Manchester City in their 2-0 victory at Blackburn Rovers on Saturday, and the forward has claimed that such performances will be much easier to maintain now that he has moved north from Arsenal.

Adebayor thinks that the Gunners support kept him down by refusing to back him and reacting negatively to whatever he did, whereas the City faithful have already seemingly made it clear to him that they love him.

"As a footballer, when you know that the club and the fans are behind you, it makes you want to give 100 per cent - and that is what happened on Saturday," he told The Manchester Evening News.

"It was very difficult for me at Arsenal. When I got the ball and tried to score a goal, even at home, the fans were still booing. That is something you cannot imagine.

"Now I am happy to be at a club where everyone loves me. The criticism I got at Arsenal was unfair. Clubs like AC Milan and Barcelona were in for me, but the fans could not understand why that happened.

"I don't know if they think I am a poor player, but the important thing for me was to change clubs. That is all behind me now - I achieved a lot of things there and my record is not bad at all.

Emmanuel Adebayor sees no reason why he could not start the new season playing alongside John Terry.

The Togo international striker recently completed a £25million move to Manchester City from Arsenal, with the Blues currently in the middle of a substantial summer shopping spree.

Chelsea skipper Terry remains prominent on their wish list, with two bids already lodged for the England international.

Terry himself has remained tight-lipped throughout the ongoing transfer saga, fuelling speculation that he could be set for an imminent move to Eastlands.

Chelsea remain reluctant to part with their talismanic leader, and insist he is not for sale, but Adebayor believes City could yet pull off a remarkable piece of business.

"I think there is a big possibility John will join us," he told Sky Sports News.

"People didn't believe six months ago that Carlos Tevez or myself would be playing here.

"We have come to Manchester City to be THE big team. Why shouldn't John be persuaded to come here, too?"

Emmanuel Adebayor believes Cesc Fabregas will follow him out of Arsenal if the Gunners do not make it into the group phase of the Champions League.

The 22-year-old has been linked with a return to his old club Barcelona this summer, although Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has repeatedly insisted the player is not for sale.

"I think it's possible they could lose Cesc if they don't get into the Champions League," Adebayor was quoted as saying in the Sunday Mirror.

"Cesc is a very good player. I have played with Thierry Henry and Dennis Bergkamp, but I would go for Cesc as the best I have played with.

"He has good vision and in one pass he can change the game. Since he was 16 he has enjoyed Arsenal, so for him it will be a blow if they are not in the Champions League.

"If that happens there is a chance that Cesc and the other big players will leave.

"He's an intelligent person and at the right moment, he will make the right decision."

However, Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola believes Fabregas will not be returning to the Nou Camp just yet, and said: "Cesc will not come. He is an important player for Arsenal and they have already sold Kolo (Toure) and (Emmanuel) Adebayor."

He added: "I believe it will not be possible this season. He is a very interesting footballer but now he will play another year in England."

Arsenal legend George Graham has criticized the ease with which Arsene Wenger sold Emmanuel Adebayor to Manchester City.

Graham led the club to two league titles in his time at Highbury, and he does not believe the Gunners can challenge without the Togolese striker.

He told The Daily Express, "It was an interesting comment Arsene made when he said that Adebayor is a great player.

"So why is he selling him, if he is a great player?

"If he was disruptive in the dressing room and wanted to leave, then Arsene had a big problem. But problems like that are part of being a manager.

"You have to get into the player’s head."

Arsenal are yet to find a replacement for Adebayor, although they are said to be close to signing Marouane Chamakh from Bordeaux.