Thursday 5 February 2015 11:53, UK
West Ham have failed in a late effort to sign Tottenham's Emmanuel Adebayor on loan, according to Sky sources.
Sky Sports reported on Sunday that the 30-year-old Togolese striker was made available for the rest of the season but Spurs have been at pains to loan players to Premier League rivals.
That has ruled Adebayor out of joining clubs in the top-half of the table, with the Hammers four points and two places below Spurs, despite the player wanting to join the club and West Ham having fulfilled the loan criteria.
Sky sources also understand Queens Park Rangers were interested in bringing the former Arsenal and Manchester City forward on loan but he will now remain a Tottenham player.
Sky Sports reported on Sunday night that Adebayor was one of a number of players Spurs were hoping to offload on loan along with captain Younes Kaboul, winger Aaron Lennon and midfielder Etienne Capoue.
Lennon has joined Everton on loan for the rest of the season but it appears Kaboul and Capoue will remain at White Hart Lane for the rest of the campaign.
West Ham were also interested in bringing Kaboul into the club, while Capoue rejected the chance to join West Brom on loan despite the clubs agreeing the deal.
