Emmanuel Adebayor has said he is keen on breaking Didier Drogba’s record and becoming the highest-scoring African in Premier League history.
The Togolese striker, was unveiled by Crystal Palace on Tuesday, after signing a deal until the end of the season.
Adebayor is just eight goals shy of the 104 that Drogba netted during his time at Chelsea.
“What I have achieved in football so far, I’m quite happy with,” he told the Palace’s official website.
“Togo has been Togo for how many years? And I am the only one to have the chance to play in the Premier League and score that amount of goals, so I am already blessed with that.
“If I can beat the record it would be the best thing that’s ever happened to me in my career, if not I will still be happy. The most important thing as a striker will be to score goals.”
The 31-year-old also insisted he was in great shape, despite playing only 17 minutes in the Premier League since January 2015.
“I was born playing football so it was hard not playing on the pitch, but I was playing every day in Africa,” Adebayor added.
“Is it going to be hard? I don’t think so. I just have to get out there, play my football and enjoy myself again.
“I chose Palace because my family is happy in London, Palace has been playing the football I like and they have a few players who are my friends.
“Hopefully I can bring more experience to Palace and achieve what they want to achieve.”
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