Harry Redknapp: Adebayor must take a pay cut to join Spurs permanently

WARNING ... Emmanuel Adebayor

HARRY REDKNAPP has warned Emmanuel Adebayor he will have to accept a pay cut if he wants to join Tottenham on a permanent deal.

Togo striker Adebayor, 27, is on a season-long loan from Manchester City and has already scored three goals in four games for the North Londoners.

And Spurs boss Redknapp is keen to sign the former Arsenal hitman on a full-time basis — but only if he is prepared to take a significant drop in his £150,000 a week salary.

Redknapp said: "If Emmanuel maintains his current form I would love to keep him but his wages are going to be a major stumbling block, that's for sure.

"I have no idea how much we are paying towards his wages at the moment as the chairman [Daniel Levy] deals with those issues but I suspect they are massively subsidised by City.

"The only way we can realistically get a deal done is if Emmanuel is prepared to take a substantial pay-cut and put his football before money."