Andre Villas-Boas said in an interview that Emmanuel Adebayor has been ordered to train with Tottenham’s reserves.
The Togolese international scored 4 goals in 24 League appearances last season, he is currently at his native Togo for personal reasons.
With the arrival of Roberto Soldado, the player has found himself fall further down in the pecking order with Soldado and Defoe being the first and second choice respectively.
“At the moment Ade is not with us, because we have granted him authorisation to stay up until Monday in his country for personal reasons, so he’s not going to be involved against Norwich [on Saturday],” Villas-Boas told reporters.
“Up to when I find it appropriate, he will train with the development team.”