Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has explained turning down the chance to re-sign Tottenham striker Emmanuel Adebayor.
Adebayor, who left the Emirates in a £25million move to Manchester City in 2009, is set to star on-loan for Tottenham against his former club today.
But boss Wenger said: "It does not make sense to sell a player and then get him back on loan.
"Once you move forward, you move forward. We had strikers - Chamakh, Park and Van Persie."
Wenger will hardly need telling the fans could turn on him if they lose today.
But he insisted: "At the moment I believe that Tottenham are a good club but I believe we can compete with them."Many Gunners supporters would like to see the striker back.