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Emmanuel Adebayor rejected the chance to earn about £1million a month in Qatar as he and his family are keen to remain in London.
The Tottenham forward, 30, has been criticised by supporters who believe he is staying at the club simply to continue earning a gross salary of £100,000 a week for the remaining term of his contract, which expires in summer 2016.
But Standard Sport understands Adebayor received offers from Qatari clubs that would have made him considerably wealthier.
The former Arsenal player is thought to have turned down one deal that would have earned him £130,000 a week after tax.
That equates to a gross weekly salary of about £245,000 — more than double what Adebayor is currently on at Tottenham.
Adebayor stayed at White Hart Lane during the transfer window despite a late offer from West Ham. Spurs chairman Daniel Levy was unwilling to help a rival for a top-four finish by subsidising the player’s salary.
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Unless there is an injury to Harry Kane, it is hard to see Adebayor, who has scored just two goals in 15 games for Spurs this season, being granted significant playing time in key matches over the rest of the campaign.
