Sunderland manager Sam Allardyce does not expect Jermain Defoe to leave the club this winter.

The 33-year-old striker has been linked with a shock return to former club Bournemouth but Allardyce insists he will be going nowhere unless a big-money offer is made.

"We haven't had a bid for him, for one, and I suppose if I had had a bid for him, I'd have probably turned it down - unless it was that big a bid that the owner (Ellis Short) had told me, 'This bid is so big, Sam, that we can't afford to turn it down', and every club has that scenario," said Allardyce.

"But no, we haven't had a bid for Jermain and no, we don't want to sell him."

Former Tottenham star Defoe has scored six Premier League goals for the second-placed Black Cats this term and his presence at the Stadium of Light will be crucial for the Wearside club's survival hopes.