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British bookie thinks Jermain Defoe will leave Toronto

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

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.

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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.

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