QPR refuse to give up on signing Toronto FC striker Jermain Defoe.

The Daily Mail says Defoe, who is contracted to MLS side Toronto FC, was in London last weekend and is keen on a return to the Barclays Premier League.

Toronto are open to allowing him to leave but would prefer a deal that would see him go on a permanent basis rather than a loan.

It is understood Defoe prefers a move to Loftus Road, where he would be reunited with Harry Redknapp - who he has worked with at West Ham, Portsmouth and Tottenham.