Spurs blow as Van der Vaart is ruled out for six weeks

 

Van der Vaart was Tottenham's top goal-scorer last season with 13 goals

Spurs midfielder Rafael van der Vaart could be out of action for up to six weeks after suffering a hamstring tear.

The Netherlands international suffered the injury during last weekend's 5-1 home defeat by Manchester City.
Tottenham are bottom of the Premier League after losing their opening matches to Manchester United and City.

Tottenham's upcoming fixtures

. 10/9 Wolves (A) Premier League . 15/9 PAOK (A) Europa League
. 18/9 Liverpool (H) Prem
. 20/9 Stoke City (A) Carling Cup
. 24/9 Wigan Athletic (A) - Prem
. 29/9 Shamrock Rovers (A) Europa
. 2/10 Arsenal(H) Prem
. 16/10 Newcastle Utd (A) Prem
. 20/10 Rubin Kazan (H) Europa

Manager Harry Redknapp told The Sun newspaper: "It's the last thing we need. It's a bad injury and he was in good form for us."
The attacking midfielder has been a major hit since signing from Real Madrid for £8m in the 2010 summer transfer window.
Van der Vaart is set to miss Premier League games against Wolves, Liverpool and Wigan, and the north London derby against Arsenal at White Hart Lane.
He will also be unavailable for the start of Spurs' Europa League campaign, including games against PAOK Salonika and Shamrock Rovers.