Harry Redknapp keen to seal loan deal for Adebayor

The 27-year-old spent the second half of last season on loan with Real Madrid after falling out of favour with City boss Roberto Mancini.

Adebayor is expected to be a peripheral figure if he remains at the Etihad Stadium and looks set for a move away this summer.

The former Arsenal man has talked up a return to the Bernabeu, but has also been linked with a move back to north London and Tottenham.

Redknapp is keen to bring in new blood and has admitted the Togo forward is on his radar.

"He is a name that was mentioned and I spoke to the chairman about the player, about the possibility of loaning him, but whether they (City] would loan him I don't know," Redknapp told reporters in South Africa.

"If they would loan him he would be of interest. He is a quality player. We will wait and see."

Meanwhile, Liverpool forward Milan Jovanovic appears to be edging closer the exit at Anfield with a return to Belgium looking likely. The 30-year-old joined the Reds on a free transfer last summer from Standard Liege but struggled to hold down a regular place.

He made just one start after Kenny Dalglish took over for the second half of the season and did not make the squad for the final four months of the campaign. The Serbia international's wife has already expressed her preference to return to Belgium and it appears Anderlecht have made their move.

Elsewhere, Bolton midfielder Matt Taylor has flown home from the club's pre-season tour of America in order to seal a move to West Ham. It is understood Bolton have accepted a bid worth an initial 2.2 million from the Hammers.