Defoe deal made permanent

Jermain Defoe has signed a permanent deal at Portsmouth. He has signed a four and a half year contract with the seaside club and was never on a loan deal contrary to reports.

There was confusion over the terms of the transfer, with Portsmouth initially announcing Defoe had joined on loan.

But Pompey's chief executive Peter Storrie says that the deal was always a permanent one.

Sorrie's claim was contrary to those of a Portsmouth spokeman who said on Sunday: "Defoe's transfer was done as an initial loan because of time restraints.

"The full documents will be signed and registered this week and this is a standard method when you have little time."