Jermaine Jenas believes his former Tottenham Hotspur teammate Jermain Defoe would rather return to West Ham than remain at Sunderland.
Defoe, 34, started his career at West Ham before leaving for Tottenham in 2004, having handed in a transfer request less than 24 hours after the Hammers were relegated from the Premier League.
West Ham had a £6 million bid rejected by Sunderland for Defoe on Wednesday, and Jenas feels the striker would like to make a return his old club to make amends for his controversial departure, despite having proved vital to the Black Cats' battle against relegation.