Sunderland Turn Down West Ham’s £6m For Jermaine Defoe

Sunderland have turned down West Ham’s ambitious £6m for 34-year-old England striker, Jermaine Defoe. Although Sunderland have struggled this season, Defoe has been their savior on quite a few occasions, recently converting two penalties as they salvaged a 2-2 draw against Liverpool.

West Ham have also struggled this season and there’s no doubt that they need to improve their attacking force. The Hammers will reportedly submit a second bid in the region of £10m which will test the resolve of the Black Cats for a player who has scored 11 goals in 21 appearances.

Coincidentally, Jermaine Defoe began his career at West Ham before leaving to join Tottenham in 2004.