City announced on their official website: "We can confirm that the club has agreed to loan Emmanuel Adebayor to Real Madrid for the rest of the season."The player will travel to Spain on Wednesday to have a medical. Madrid have an option to purchase the 26-year-old at the end of his temporary spell in the Spanish capital."
Adebayor scored 19 goals in 36 league and cup starts for the Blues after being signed from Arsenal by previous manager Mark Hughes.
Last season he scored 14 goals in 26 Barclays Premier League appearances but this time round he has managed just one in eight league matches.
Some Reservations
Initially a massive hit following his £25m move north from Arsenal 18 months ago, scoring in his first four matches for City, Adebayor's star faded after Roberto Mancini replaced Hughes as manager.By the end of last season it had already become apparent that the striker could no longer command a regular place for the Blues.
Things got no better this term and, although he scored a Europa League hat-trick against Lech Poznan on October, the arrival of Mario Balotelli had shunted Adebayor further down the pecking order and he openly spoke of his desire to move elsewhere.
Monaco expressed a firm interest but were unable to come up with the necessary finance, leaving the way clear for Real, once Jose Mourinho overcame some reservations amongst the Bernabeu hierarchy over his desire to bring Adebayor - who would be available for the Champions League - in as cover for Gonzalo Higuain, who is expected to miss the remainder of the season with a back injury.
The move is the second high-profile striking departure in the past six months following Robinho's move to AC Milan.
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