AC Milan accept they have been priced out of the market for Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor by the Gunners' "impossible" valuation of last season's top scorer.

While the Togo international may, according to his agent, not be "greedy", described as "humble kid from the street" and "in love" with Arsenal, Arsene Wenger has sent a clear message he has no intentions of letting Adebayor - or anyone else for that matter - hold the club to ransom over excessive wage demands.

Nevertheless, the Arsenal manager also knows there is no value in keeping an unsettled player whose focus is on something other than mounting a sustained title challenge next season.

The Barclays Premier League club are, according to Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani, not willing to accept anything less than what they consider full market value for Adebayor, plucked from Monaco in a £7million deal 18 months ago and who smashed 30 goals last season.

"The request for 45million euros (£35.8million) by Arsenal is an impossible request," Galliani said on the Italian club's website, www.acmilan.com.