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British bookie offering odds on Jermain Defoe's future with Toronto FC

The Canadian Press Published Friday, November 21, 2014 9:32AM EST

Toronto FC striker Jermain Defoe takes part in practice in Vancouver on Tuesday, May 13, 2014. (Jonathan Hayward/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

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TORONTO -- If you're betting Jermain Defoe will stay at Toronto FC, Sky Bet will take your money.

The British bookmaker, whose full name is Sky Betting and Gaming, is offering 9-1 odds that the English striker will still be with his MLS club come Feb. 4 after the next transfer window.

England's Leicester City (5-6) and Queens Park Rangers (1-1) are the favoured Sky Bet destinations for Defoe followed by West Ham (10-1), Liverpool (12-1), Tottenham (16-1), Arsenal (25-1) and Crystal Palace (33-1).

Defoe's future in Toronto has been under speculation since the MLS team turned down a club-record transfer bid for him at the end of the summer transfer window.

Sky Bet says loan deals will count in its wagers.