Report: Spurs legend on verge of announcing retirement with immediate effect

Jermain Defoe is on the verge of announcing his retirement from professional football with immediate effect, The Sun have revealed.

Defoe amassed 143 goals as well as 32 assists in 362 appearances in all competitions in two spells at Tottenham Hotspur (Transfermarkt).

The striker is the club’s sixth-highest scorer of all time and was part of the side that won the club’s most recent trophy – the 2008 League Cup.

The 39-year-old also scored won 57 caps for England and scored 20 goals for the Three Lions, including finding the back of the net during the World Cup in 2010.

Defoe completed a fairytale return to League One side, Sunderland in January, penning a contract until the end of the season.

The striker has made seven appearances for the Black Cats but according to The Sun, he is not expected to see out his contract with the club and is planning on announcing his retirement from the game.

A source close to the former Tottenham man is quoted as saying in the report: “He’s ready to call time on what has been a fantastic career.

“The 9th highest Premier League scorer of all time, 20 goals and over 50 caps for his country and rewarded with an OBE in light of all of the amazing work that he has done away from the pitch. What a career he has had.”

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Defoe remains one of the most naturally gifted finishers that England has ever produced. One can argue that the 39-year-old did not fulfil his goalscoring potential, despite the records he has amassed in his career.

The game moved away from out-and-out goalscorers like the former Tottenham man just as he was reaching the peak of his career. However, he certainly belonged to a golden generation of strikers for Spurs, along with the likes of Keane and Berbatov, and cult heroes like Pavlyuchenko, Mido and Crouch.

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