Portsmouth accept Spurs' offer for Defoe

Jermain Defoe is set to clinch a return to Tottenham Hotspur after a fee was agreed with Portsmouth for the England striker.

Spurs chairman Daniel Levy and Pompey chief executive Peter Storrie have been in talks over the weekend to negotiate a deal in the region of £15m (€16.4m).

The 26-year-old is thought to be scheduled for a medical with the club he left just under a year ago.
'Portsmouth can confirm a fee has been agreed with Tottenham for Jermain Defoe,' read a statement from Pompey.

Spurs boss Harry Redknapp bought Defoe for Pompey in the 2008 January window and his return had been suggested since the change of manager at White Hart Lane two months ago.

Tottenham fans continued to sing his name while Defoe went on a run of eight goals in his first seven Pompey games. He has added nine goals in this campaign.

'I wouldn't have sold him if I was manager at Portsmouth and Tottenham came back in,' Redknapp admitted. 'I'd be keeping him.'

Redknapp has prioritised a striker and a left-sided midfielder in the current window, with Middlesbrough's Stewart Downing also subject of a bid from Spurs.

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