Crystal Palace were today set to complete the signing of Emmanuel Adebayor. The 31-year-old has been a free agent since leaving Tottenham last September and Alan Pardew has turned to the striker in the hope that he will cure Palace’s lack of goals. The Togo international is determined to reignite his career and could make his Palace debut against Stoke in the FA Cup on Saturday. Adebayor left Tottenham when his deal was terminated by mutual agreement but they have still been paying his £100,000-a-week wages. Adebayor has not appeared in the Premier League since May and, while he has been keeping fit with the help of a personal trainer, it remains to be seen how quickly he will be able to make an impact. Pardew needs him to get up to speed quickly as Palace look to revive their push for a European spot. Adebayor has scored 96 times in 230 League games in England, leaving him eight shy of the mark set by former Chelsea and Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba. He has his sights set on becoming the Premier League’s leading African goalscorer.