Jermain Defoe has signed a new three-year contract with Tottenham Hotspur.

Conjecture had surrounded Defoe, who has scored 119 goals during two spells with Spurs, after he spoke of his "heartbreak" at being a substitute on a regular basis under Harry Redknapp last season.


Tottenham Hotspur
We are delighted to announce that Jermain Defoe has signed a new contract with the Club until 2015.

However the fans' favourite has committed his future to the club under new boss André Villas-Boas despite the arrival of £5m striker Emmanuel Adebayor and with the club expected to sign another forward before Friday's transfer deadline.

Defoe has featured for the Lilywhites 286 times, having first been bought in January 2004 from West Ham United for £7m.

He was sold to Portsmouth in 2008 for £7.5m but returned to the club a year later, scoring on his second home 'debut' against Pompey.

One of the squad's most revered players, here's the 29-year-old's White Hart Lane career in pictures...

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  • Arriving

  • Scoring on his debut

  • A first north London derby goal

  • Welcome back

  • Another home debut, another goal against Portsmouth five years on...

  • His first Spurs hat-trick away at Hull in August 2009

  • Hitting a fantastic bicycle kick against United

  • Hitting his fifth in Spurs' 9-1 win against Wigan...

  • And claiming the match ball

  • With Harry

  • Spanking Young Boys in Champions League qualifying

  • His last goal in the Champions League against Twente