Former Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor has been accused of
drinking and smoking during talks with Lyon.
Adebayor is a free agent after leaving Crystal Palace at the end of last season
and appeared to be close to a move to the Ligue 1 side.
The Togo captain met with Lyon coach Bruno Genesio for talks earlier this
month.
He has since blasted the French side amid reports the deal
fell through because he refused to pull out of the African Cup of
Nations in January.
But now Genesio has revealed the real reason for the
collapse.
“We had a place in our squad for Manu, so I arranged to meet
him for a coffee in Lyon," he is quoted
as saying by the Sun.
“But, to my surprise, when he arrived he asked for a shot of
whisky in his coffee. He also had a cigarette hanging out of his mouth."
Genesio admitted the interview "began badly"
before he decided not to pursue a move for the ex-Manchester City and Tottenham
man.
"What followed confirmed my first impression that there
was no room for him at our club," he added.
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