West Ham United boss Sam Allardyce was disappointed to miss out on Tottenham striker Emmanuel Adebayor.
Allardyce wrote in the London Evening Standard: "Our failure to sign Emmanuel Adebayor was particularly disappointing.
"He may divide opinion but he is a player of proven quality and ability who has made an immediate impact wherever he has played. If there have been any problems, they've usually occurred further down the line.
"His renaissance at Tottenham was under Tim Sherwood and was a major factor why the team improved.
"Emmanuel wanted to come here and one of the reasons was that his big mate is Alex Song and when you have a player like Alex at your club, it attracts other good players.
"But we didn't get Emmanuel so we move on and focus on the rest of the season."
