Former Aston Villa striker Andy Gray has warned manager Tim Sherwood against signing Emmanuel Adebayor.
The Tottenham Hotspur forward is said to be close to sealing a switch from White Hart Lane to Villa Park, but Gray believes that Sherwood would be making a mistake by moving for the ex-Arsenal star.
Gray told talkSPORT: "Tim got a reaction from Adebayor when he was Tottenham coach and I'm hoping he can get the same kind of reaction. But would I trust Emmanuel Adebayor? No, I wouldn't.
"When you hear Ray Wilkins, a great guy who I love dearly, say 'when [Adebayor] wants to play', well he should want to play every time he is asked to play.
"That is my worry about Emmanuel Adebayor - that he will turn up when he wants to and won't bother when he doesn't want to."
Adebayor has been lined up as a replacement for Christian Benteke, who joined Liverpool last week.
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