Source: Daily_Mail
Harry Redknapp ready to rule Bale out ahead of Champions League clash in Milan
Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp all but ruled Gareth Bale out of theChampions League clash with AC Milan after seeing Niko Kranjcar firehis side back into the top four of the Barclays Premier League. [LNB]Spurs head for the San Siro on Tuesday night on the back of threesuccessive Premier League victories after Saturday evening's 2-1 win atSunderland. [LNB]Rafael van der Vaart, who missed the game at the Stadium of Lightwith a calf injury, should be fit. But Bale, despite recovering wellfrom his back problem, is unlikely to make the trip. [LNB] Unfit: Gareth Bale won't make Tottenham's game against Milan[LNB]Redknapp said: 'Gareth is not too far away. He's not going to be fit, I don't think, for Tuesday, but he's not too bad. [LNB]'The specialists have seen it, he's had an epidural injection. Peter Crouch has had the same problem and he is fine - in fact, his back looked a lot worse on the scan. "He shouldn't be too long, but Tuesday may be just a bit too soon for him. But van der Vaart should be okay. [LNB]'You saw what Gareth did against Inter Milan, when he terrorised them, really, and that would be in their minds an awful lot, I'm sure, if you asked them. [LNB]'Everybody in Italy talks about Bale - I went over and watched a game and everyone was asking me: 'Is Bale fit? Is Bale fit?'. [LNB]'He would scare them to death, for sure.' [LNB] Sunderland 1 Tottenham 2: Kranjcar's cracker fires Spurs into the top fourWilliam Gallas puts the boot in ... on Spurs! All the latest Tottenham news, features and opinion[LNB] Explore more:People: Peter Crouch, Harry Redknapp, Gareth Bale, Niko Kranjcar Places: Milan, Italy
