Above: Manchester City want England winger Aaron Lennon to replace Shaun Wright-Phillips

Manchester City want England winger Aaron Lennon to replace Shaun Wright-Phillips.

City are prepared to allow striker Emmanuel Adebayor to go to Tottenham on loan in exchange for Lennon, 24.

But the stumbling block is that while Spurs boss Harry Redknapp wants former Arsenal striker Adebayor, 27, he doesn’t want to lose Lennon.

It was thought that City may be interested in taking England striker Jermain Defoe, 28, in a swap deal for Adebayor but while Carlos Tevez, 27, remains at the Etihad Stadium that is ­unlikely.

Winger Wright-Phillips, 29, is available for transfer and has caught the attention of both Bolton and Sunderland.

But City’s priority, of course, is finally clinching a £25million deal for Arsenal ­playmaker Samir Nasri, 24, who they still hope to land before the transfer window ­closes at the end of this month.

Adebayor, meanwhile, remains an outcast at the FA Cup holders and is nowhere near being part of ­manager Roberto Mancini’s plans.

The Togo target man has been holding out for a move to Real Madrid, where he was on loan last season, but nothing has materialised.