**Manchester City are in negotiations to sign Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor, BBC Sport understands.**The Togo international, 25, is believed to be on sale for about £25m after three-and-a-half seasons at Arsenal.
Adebayor, who scored 16 times for the Gunners last season, has also been linked to AC Milan and Chelsea.
City are intent on building a new-look attack and are on the verge of signing Carlos Tevez, while they have already captured Roque Santa Cruz this summer.
The Eastlands club are eager to break into the Premier League’s top four this coming season, and have shown their determination with their close-season spending.
Midfielder Gareth Barry was bought from Aston Villa, and from under the noses of last season’s Premier League runners-up Liverpool, for £12m and City paid Blackburn about £18m for Paraguay international forward Santa Cruz.
City are expected to complete a deal for Tevez on Tuesday - the Argentine will be a free transfer after his contract with Premier League champions Manchester United expired.
And if Adebayor also makes the switch to Eastlands, City will have captured players from three of the top six clubs in the top flight last season.
Additionally, there is growing speculation that Chelsea and England captain John Terry could join the Sky Blues’ revolution.
In Adebayor, City would be buying a player who has scored 62 goals in 142 appearances for Arsenal since he joined from Monaco for £7m.
He hit 30 goals in the 2007/08 season but struggled with injuries in the last campaign, and also incurred the wrath of some Arsenal fans who felt the striker lacked commitment.