Arsene Wenger

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is confident Emmanuel Adebayor is not set to quit in order to join AC Milan, but accepts the striker could leave if he is not committed.

The Togo star has long been linked with a move to the San Siro, with rumours that the Gunners could accept a big-money offer to create transfer funds.

With Arsenal having failed to win a trophy since the 2005 FA Cup, it has also been speculated that Adebayor is keen to move in order to find success elsewhere.

But Wenger believes the 25-year-old, who joined Arsenal in 2006, will remain in North London for the new campaign.

"If he does not want to stay, he will leave but I think that he will be still at Arsenal this season," the Frenchman told RMC.

Wenger has also admitted that he would consider Bordeaux striker Marouane Chamakh as a possible Adebayor replacement.

Asked if the Morocco international is of interest, he said: "Yes, but only in the event of a departure."

Wenger has also confirmed that he was tracking Karim Benzema before big-spending Real Madrid had a €35million (£30m) offer accepted for the Lyon striker.

When asked which French players he admired, Wenger said: "There is one who interested me but he (Karim Benzema) left for Madrid.

"I did not make of approach because I would never have thought that Lyon would sell this year."