Emmanuel Adebayor warns Man City he could quit club
Adebayor joined City from Arsenal for £25m in July 2009
Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor has warned manager Roberto Mancini he could quit Eastlands if he does not play regularly this season.
The 26-year-old Togolese has been handed a place on the substitutes bench for City's first two league games.
Adebayor said: "If you're in a team and you're not playing and there is a team that comes in for me, then I will definitely be on my way out."
However, Adebayor did start the two Europa League wins against Timisoara.
Mancini used Carlos Tevez as his central striker for the 0-0 opening day Premier League draw with Tottenham, with Adebayor coming on for the last seven minutes as a substitute.
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In the Monday's 3-0 win over Liverpool, Mancini again opted to start Tevez and used Brazilian striker Jo as a second-half replacement, leaving former Arsenal man Adebayor as an unused sub.
"The season is going to be very long and very difficult for myself," Adebayor added on Talksport. "I'm a footballer and have to keep going and not give up. I need to keep fighting for myself and enjoying my football.
"So if I don't have a chance to play here there will be a lot of chance to play somewhere else. If they force you out then you always have to follow your destiny."
Adebayor joined City from Arsenal for £25m in July 2009 but he could be pushed further down the pecking order when Manchester City travel to Sunderland on Sunday if City's new £24m signing Mario Balotelli returns from a knee injury.
Wales striker Craig Bellamy has already moved to Cardiff on loan after losing his place at Eastlands, while Brazilian Robinho and Paraguay forward Roque Santa Cruz also look set to leave.
I woulsn't mind taking Santa Cruz on loan.