Tottenham Hotspur have put a £6.5.million valuation on Jermain Defoe after interest from rival London clubs in the striker. West Ham United have joined Queens Park Rangers in trying to take advantage of Defoe’s need for regular football to increase his chance of being selected by England for the World Cup finals this summer.

Tottenham were unable to find a replacement for Defoe in the summer, preventing him from leaving when he had two years left on his deal, but have since shown interest in Alexandre Pato and Javier Hernández. West Ham considered Defoe at the time, but there were concerns about his £65,000-a-week wages and that some supporters may have been unhappy about their former striker returning. He handed in a transfer request less