Crystal Palace target Emmanuel Adebayor continues to try and prove his fitness as he begins his search for a new club

Clubless Emmanuel Adebayor has once again taken to Instagram to remind potential suitors that he will be in fine fettle should they plump for him this January.

The former Arsenal, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur striker hired a personal trainer last month to ensure he maintained a high level of fitness in anticipation of joining a club at the start of 2016.

He was released by Spurs in September 2015 after manager Mauricio Pochettino decided he was not part of his plans at the club. 

Clubless striker Emmanuel Adebayor uploaded this topless photograph to Instagram on Thursday

The former Arsenal, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur striker hired a personal trainer last month

But because he was registered as a Tottenham player at the end of the last transfer window, he was powerless to sign for another team until it opened again at this midway stage.

Adebayor will pocket a total of £5.25million by the end of June next year earned from not playing for football clubs, if he does not join another side.

Spurs are still paying him £100,000-per-week, which will continue until the end of his contract there, which runs until June 30.

As part of the deal which took him to the club in 2012, Manchester City also agreed to remunerate him for the £75,000-per-week wage cut he took, which the club claim they paid him in a final settlement last year.

Adebayor contests the ball with Leicester City's Marcin Wasilewski in the FA Cup on January 24 last year

However, earlier this week Sportsmail revealed that Crystal Palace have spoken to the 31-year-old about a short term deal, yet Watford are no longer interested in him.

Palace manager Alan Pardew is desperate to add at least one forward to his squad following the departure of Patrick Bamford, and injury to Yannick Bolasie.

Adebayor's journeyman career has also seen him turn out for the likes of Monaco and Real Madrid, and his most prolific goal-return came during the 2007-08 campaign with Arsenal in which he scored 30 goals in all competitions.

The free agent is keen to remain in London when he joins his next club, as he has a house in Golders Green, and so the prospect of joining Palace could be appealing.

Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew wants more attacking options available to him in his squad