!james Posted April 14, 2009 Report Share Posted April 14, 2009 not sure if this has been posted yet, breaking news on skysports site: Bristol City manager Gary Johnson has revealed that no further contract talks with striker Dele Adebola are planned until the end of the season. The Nigerian forward has been in great form for the Robins this season and the news that his contract is set to expire in the summer has alerted potential suitors. The likes of Sheffield Wednesday, Sheffield United and Queens Park Rangers are all understood to be keeping tabs on his situation. And Johnson has made it clear that Adebola, 33, will make the final decision about his future in the summer. "There has been no progress on contract talks with Dele and there won't be now until the end of the season," Johnson told skysports.com. "We had our chances to negotiate and like most players over the age of 24, and Dele is well over 24, the player reserves his right to wait until the end of the season and see what is out there for him. No problem "That is fair enough and as long as it doesn't affect his performances, which it hasn't, then we don't have a problem with that. "Obviously we want him to stay and the offer that we have made tells him that we want him to stay, but it his prerogative and we will have to wait and see." A last-minute penalty from Ipswich's on-loan striker Giovani Dos Santos cost the Robins two points on Easter Monday. City are now nine points off the top six with just three games remaining and Johnson accepts that realistically his men have no chance of securing a play-off berth. "It is still mathematically possible for us to pip Burnley into that final play-off place, but I would say it is nigh-on-impossible for us to do so after that late penalty we conceded," he admitted. honestly think he will go in the summer, shame but hopefulyl Akinde can step up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alwaysbelieve Posted April 14, 2009 Report Share Posted April 14, 2009 I agree, i think he will go. Maybe its time for the Akinde/Maynard partnership? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bemmi_Robin Posted April 14, 2009 Report Share Posted April 14, 2009 I agree, i think he will go. Maybe its time for the Akinde/Maynard partnership? I'm hoping Akinde is a younger, stronger, faster version of Adebola, I really do hope he comes good next season. Cant see Dele at the gate next season but he has been a good servant for the short time he has been here (will miss the chant as well) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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