Jermain Defoe is reported to be edging closer to the exit door at Toronto FC and to a return to the Premier League.

The striker has been linked to both relegation battlers QPR and Leicester City, who have both been in desperate need of goals in their pursuit of survival.

Defoe who has scored 124 goals in Premier League history looked to move back in the summer transfer window, but was denied the chance by MLS club Toronto FC, who were desperate to hold on to their star striker.

The club most likely to sign the England international would be QPR as they are based in London where Defoe has spent the majority of his career. Their club manager, Harry Redknapp also has played a big part in the striker’s career and could be a selling point for the 32 year-old.

Redknapp would be desperate to bring back the striker who has a reputation for scoring goals in order to ensure QPR maintain their Premier League status for another season.