Jermain Defoe on brink of £6m move from Tottenham Hotspur to MLS side Toronto FC Toronto are managed by Ryan Nelsen, the former Tottenham defender, who has described Defoe as "one of the most natural goalscorers" he has ever seen. His arrival would also underline the ambition of Tim Leiweke's Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment, the company which owns Toronto FC. Leiweke also helped bring David Beckham to Los Angeles Galaxy. The likely loss of Defoe will only harden Tottenham determination to keep club record signing Erik Lamela, despite his apparent desire to move back to Italy this month. Lamela's father was quoted on ESPN saying that his son is "not happy" at Spurs and would like to return to Serie A. Tottenham, though, remain adamant that Lamela will not be leaving this month either permanently or on loan. Lamela was signed from Roma - the former club of technical director Franco Baldini - for £30 million last summer but there was always an expectation that he would need time to settle in the Premier League. Sherwood is not pushing for new signings, although the club will explore replacements for Defoe with Juventus forward Mirko Vucinic and Rubin Kazan's Jose Salomon Rondon regarded as options. "I don't think we need players here," said Sherwood. We need to get them fit, the ones we have got, and then if anyone springs up who could really make us better, our 11, then possibly we will go in.