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Bentaleb ruled out for six weeks with knee injury

Nabil Bentaleb is set to miss a crucial period for Premier League contender Tottenham after a knee injury required surgery.

Tottenham has confirmed that midfielder Nabil Bentaleb will miss approximately six weeks of action after undergoing surgery on a knee injury.

Bentaleb was injured playing in Tottenham's Under-21 victory over Leicester City on Friday and it remains to be seen if he will play again this season.

The expected recovery and rehabilitation is likely to see him return to training in approximately six weeks.

— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) March 22, 2016

Bentaleb's future at White Hart Lane has been cast in doubt in recent weeks with the midfielder falling down the pecking order.