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Transfer rumours and paper review – Friday, December 23: West Ham want Defoe back, West Brom make record bid for Manchester United man and Chelsea to lose Courtois?

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Here are the top transfer-related stories in Friday's newspapers...

West Ham are making a dramatic bid to bring back Jermain Defoe from Sunderland. Hammers will offer around £6million for the veteran marksman, who started his career with the club. (The Sun)

Slaven Bilic will also make a fresh bid to land AC Milan striker Carlos Bacca to solve West Ham’s striker crisis. The Irons agreed a £26million deal for the prolific Colombia marksman, 30, during the summer - only to see Bacca reject the move.