Mourinho seems to be settling for a 'poor man's' Drogba. If the Ivorian was 2/3 years younger I think Mourinho would be looking to sign him, and in Adebayor he has got a striker with obvious talent. Madrid can't really lose in the deal as they haven't paid a fee although it could be argued, do they need another misfiring, trouble causing striker? (Karim Benzema)
Madrid were also apparently astonished at the wages the Togonese man was on, which coming from Madrid must been he was on a ridiculous salary.
Santa Cruz, Bridge, Adebayor and today SWP is close to agreeing a loan move to Fulham - all are/have gone out on loan due to their ridiculous wages. With the possible exception of Adebayor, they are midtable/europa league level players. The question will be long term whether these players will accept less wages for first team football?