Bale out for the season
Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp does not expect Gareth Bale to play any part in the rest of season after the winger picked up an ankle injury following a challenge from Blackpool's Charlie Adam at the weekend.
Bale had to be carried off in the second half of Tottenham's 1-1 draw against Blackpool on Saturday and the Welshman will go for a scan on his left leg at hospital amid fears he suffered serious ankle ligament damage.
Bale is definitely out of Tuesday's game at Manchester City, a game Spurs must win to stay in the hunt for the fourth Champions League spot, and is unlikely to play in the club's other two remaining games against Liverpool and Birmingham City.
Redknapp said: "It looks like he has done his ankle ligaments. I don't see him playing again this season. It's badly swollen, his ankle. We will just have to wait and see how bad the damage is.''
Redknapp criticised Adam for the challenge at White Hart Lane and said: "It was a bad tackle. A few people said it was a nasty challenge."
Adam defended the tackle, insisting he never meant to hurt Tottenham's star player. The Blackpool captain said: "I just saw the ball, I just tried to get it. It was never intentional, I never tried to hurt him because he's a wonderful player and at the end of the day I'd rather see these players on the pitch."
Spurs have to win all three of their remaining matches to stand any chance of qualifying for the Champions League, but Redknapp is confident that his team will be able to cope without Bale, who was recently crowned PFA Player of the Year.
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