Flirty forward Emmanuel Adebayor has got some nerve blaming Arsenal fans for driving him out of the club he used to "love".

It won't be lost on Arsenal fans that on his arrival at Manchester City, Adebayor immediately mentioned the word "love" and his new club in the same sentence in his first press call!

We've all heard of love at first sight, but how can it be explained? Did he always fancy himself in light blue? Has he got all the albums Oasis have ever produced? Could it possibly, and I know this sounds very cynical, have something to do with wonga? Well, there has to be some explanation. Adebayor would have us believe now that Arsenal fans drove him out.

Adebayor complained to The Independent: "The way the fans behaved towards me was not nice at all. I can't understand why they were after me. I did my best for them and I was very happy there."

That begs the question, why was Adebayor's effort not in evidence last season? I'm not a person who often accuses players of not trying, but the Togo international seemed exceptionally lazy last season - a mere shadow of his former self, the campaign before.

He added: "I scored 30 goals in a season - it's not my fault that Milan, Barcelona or Real Madrid wanted to sign me."

Well mate, you didn't get 30 goals last season. If you're only as good as your last game and you don't play, what does that say about you? Adebayor wasn't injured yet was left out of the team. Surely the striker then knew his future lay elsewhere? I simply can't buy into the idea that he only discovered he was on the way out when he returned for pre-season training. Adebayor claims he was told by his agent Stephane Courbis that Arsenal boss Arsène Wenger wanted to talk.

"I met him [Wenger] in his dressing room," Adebayor said. "He told me: 'You can leave'. I said: 'Why do you want me to leave now? Why do you want to sell me?' At the end of the day I find out the club – Arsenal – need money and I'm the target."

Sounds a bit far-fetched, but we won't hear the other side of the story as Wenger is too dignified to spills the beans on Adebayor. He only wishes him well.

Meanwhile, Adebayor continued: "In any summer, Barcelona try to sign Cesc Fabregas. But the fans never turned on him."

Let me explain Emmanuel. Are you sitting comfortably? Right, can you tell me when Cesc ever compared Barcelona's interest in him to being fancied by Beyoncé? Or Shakira? Or even Susan Boyle (which might be more relevant if it was another British club showing interest)?

Of course, a lot of Arsenal fans won't forgive Adebayor's comments in April, when he told ESPN: "I am happy playing for this club and to be honest I am happy AC Milan, one of the legendary clubs in the world, were looking at me.

"For me that must be something special. It is like a boy being told Beyoncé is looking for them."

Despite, these comments, Arsenal fans didn't really get on Adebayor's case. After all, there was a European Champions League semi-final against Manchester United at Old Trafford to think about. Perhaps Adebayor should have been thinking more about that too, some might say.

But the bottom line is Adebayor is now part of Arsenal's history. He will be considered a one-season wonder at the club, but I wonder how many fans will be brave enough to suggest Adebayor's not capable of scoring 30 goals again.

The point is, history has a habit of repeating itself. Based on that, Manchester City could get a good season out of Adebayor before he starts flirting with his next port of call. Just imagine if Jay-Z and Beyoncé bought an MLS franchise and invited Adebayor over! I reckon he'd be over there as quick as you can "Bootylicious"!

by Joe Broadfoot