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Defoe set for Spurs return

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


Jermain Defoe will undergo a medical and if the deal goes through he is expected to be paraded ahead of the Carling Cup tie against Burnley at White Hart Lane.

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.

The 26-year-old has agreed terms, thought to be a five-year contract, with the club he left just under 12 months ago.

"Personal terms have been agreed and the striker will undergo a medical," read a statement from Spurs while Pompey added: "Portsmouth can confirm a fee has been agreed with Tottenham for Jermain Defoe."

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Spurs manager 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 matches. He has added nine goals in this campaign. In total Defoe scored 17 goals in 36 appearances for the south coast side.

"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.

Ghana midfielder Stephen Appiah is on trial at Spurs this week and could sign until the end of the season.
 
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