Source: Telegraph
Tottenham and Wales defender Gareth Bale undergoes knee surgery
Bale was withdrawn from Wales's squad for the World Cup tie away to Azerbaijan when the problem was originally discover and a scan has confirmed that Bale, 20, has a medial meniscal tear in his knee and a Tottenham spokesman confirmed that he will be sidelined for "up to eight weeks". [LNB]Spurs return for training early in July and have a busy pre-season programme, with games in Hong Kong, China and at Wembley, against three clubs including Barcelona. [LNB] Related ArticlesSpurs in bid to re-sign RobinsonPremier League Transfer TalkTaylor a target for SpursKeane proud of Spurs finishSpurs chase PetrovTottenham midfielder Tom Huddlestone a £6m Bolton targetBut Bale will miss the crucial build-up, which will be a blow to Harry Redknapp, the Spurs manager, who sees the former Southampton left back and wing back as important to the club's future. [LNB]Bale featured in the final game of the season, at Liverpool, but started only 24 games. [LNB]Bale 's season continued in disappointing fashion; he joined Spurs two years ago for £5 million but, in 24 Premier League games he has yet to feature in the winning side. And now the youngster faces the prospect of spending the summer recuperating from a serious operation. [LNB]Meanwhile, Bale's Tottenham team-mate Tom Huddlestone is the subject of a £6 million move by Bolton manager Gary Megson. [LNB]Megson will face competition from Aston Villa and Fulham but hopes to take advantage early of Redknapp's willingness to sell after Bolton's chairman, Phil Gartside, made money available. [LNB]
