Tottenham Hotspur stricker Emmanuel Adebayor is racing to get back in time from the African Nations Cup with fellow forward Jermain Defoe ruled out for as long as three weeks for the stricker-light club.
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4th-placed Spurs host improving Newcastle United in Saturday's early Premier League kickoff (1245 GMT) with Adebayor set to be thrown straight into the team even though he has still not left Africa after Togo were kncoked out on Sunday.
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'' We're trying to establish the best flight connections for him '', coach Andre Villas-Boas told reporters on Thursday. '' He will be selected for sure ''.
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Spurs fans were shocked the club failed to bring in another stricker in the January transfer window after a raft of activity on deadline day in previous years.