Rangers striker Jermain Defoe has revealed he came close to joining Juventus earlier in his career.

Defoe says he could have joined Juventus back in 2009 before deciding to return to Tottenham.

The striker, now 37 and playing his final years of his career at Rangers, has told how he was approached by the Italian club when was at Portsmouth but he had his heart set on a return to London.

"I was like, 'Wow, really?!'" he told Sky Sports. "I was chuffed that a massive football club like Juventus wanted me.

"It'd be big going to a different league; I've always been confident and always felt like if I go there I'd go there and score goals.

"I wanted to go back to Tottenham. I didn't want to leave there in the first place, so of course I want to go back home."