Craig Bellamy offer's rejected

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Spurs manager Harry Redknapp underlined his determination to sign Bellamy by doubling his original £6m bid, but the Hammers are determined to hang on to him.

Despite their financial problems, West Ham are desperate to keep their best players, with Bellamy and midfielder Scott Parker also targets for Manchester City.

Redknapp is keen to improve a forward line that has produced just one goal in Spurs' last four League games, and his chances of bringing Jermain Defoe back to White Hart Lane have been boosted by the news that the England striker wants to return.

Defoe, also valued at £12m, is virtually certain to leave Portsmouth next month, and has also attracted interest from Aston Villa.

Pompey signed him from Spurs one year ago in a £9m deal, although that fee is still to be paid in full, meaning the Fratton Park club would prefer to sell the 26-year-old to Villa.

But Defoe is understood to prefer to go back to Spurs, where he would again link up with Redknapp, who was manager at West Ham when Defoe progressed from the youth team to develop into one of the most dangerous strikers in the country.

Spurs midfielder Jermaine Jenas, meanwhile, is a reported target for Real Madrid, who are managed by ex-Spurs boss Juande Ramos, although Spurs would be reluctant to sell one of their key players.