Martin Jol has told Jermain Defoe: Sign a new deal or I will let
you rot in the reserves.
The pair have been at loggerheads for weeks over the England
strikers refusal to commit himself to Tottenham until 2012.
That anger boiled over into an explosive Jol tirade on Friday, with
Defoe then axed for the 3-1 derby defeat by Arsenal at White Hart
Lane.
A Spurs insider said boss Jol screamed at Defoe: I will never sell
you to any top-four club. You can rot in the reserves if thats
what it takes.
"But Im never going to let you leave here just because you want to
go to another big club.
Defoe just stood looking totally stunned as Jol unleashed his
ferocious, one-way verbal assault.
The former West Ham star, 24, still has two years left to run on
his current contract. But he has not started a single Spurs match
this season, with all five of his appearances coming as a
sub.
The bust-up will further crank up the pressure on under-fire
Jol.
The Dutchman has already been warned he faces the sack if he does
not get Tottenham into the top four this season. And chairman
Daniel Levy has reportedly drawn up a shortlist to replace
him.
Sevilles Juande Ramos claimed last month Spurs made him a
dizzying offer to take over.
But the Londoners last night denied reports they have met with old
boy Jurgen Klinsmann in Los Angeles.
