Pompey receive 'massive' Defoe bid

[Shaggy]

Who could it be...?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/7801650.stm

Tottenham have ended their interest in bringing back striker Jermain Defoe after Portsmouth received a "massive offer" from another club.

Spurs boss Harry Redknapp, who left Portsmouth to join the London club earlier this season, brought the 26-year-old Defoe to Pompey 11 months ago.

"I think they've a massive offer from somebody for him, so good luck to them - I paid about £9m," said Redknapp.

"He is a good player but we're not going to pay over the top for anyone."

Redknapp has already had a £6m bid for West Ham striker Craig Bellamy turned down as he looks to bolster his squad's forward strength that includes only Darren Bent, Manchester United loanee Fraizer Campbell and Roman Pavlyuchenko, who is cup tied in Europe.

"Bent and Pavlyuchenko were £30m and that is a lot of money to spend on two strikers and then say they can't play together," added Redknapp.

"I'm left with that problem and whether they can, I don't know."

The Spurs manager also revealed he is interested in signing Middlesbrough winger Stewart Downing.

"I like Downing but I don't know whether Middlesbrough want to sell him," Redknapp said.

"If could find a wide-left player I would like to get one. That and a frontman would be the priority."

[wiw]

City surely?

[-V-]

Must be Man Citeh

They have given up on Villa, Torres and Kaka.

[Jayesh87]

City are getting Owen for 6mil according to sunday papers

[Shaggy]

Should be some fierce competition for places in City's forward line

Owen, Defoe, Robinho, Jo, Benjani, Caicedo, Vassell, Dan Sturridge, Ched Evans

[Darth Marty]

why the **** would city be going for defoe? what the **** is hughes thinking?

**** that, id be wanting to play footie manager style footie if i were city manager...

tosser and if true tossers for allowing him to waste their cash on ****ty average players.

[Joe King]

Arsenal bite

[Bari]

Everton or Maybe Chav's

[slimbimjim]

I reckon it's Chelsea. They said they wanted a new striker.

[Craig_H]

Aston Villa

[Rhys]

20 million offer by man city

[Marky]

I've never rated Defoe.

[dww]

Should be some fierce competition for places in City's forward line

Owen, Defoe, Robinho, Jo, Benjani, Caicedo, Vassell, Dan Sturridge, Ched Evans

I'm kind of hoping that Ched Evans will see the light and head back to my mum's team Norwich - they need a striker, especially if Lita heads back to Reading.

I've never rated Defoe.

Neither have I.

[Mattshark]

Neither have I.

Always thought he was a hit and hope style player.

[dww]

Always thought he was a hit and hope style player.

I sort of agree but to be fair to him he is a solid 1 in 3 games type striker with pace. His awareness of others and general play is generally very poor though.