Defoe out for three weeks

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Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe is likely to be on the sidelines for around three weeks after aggravating a muscle injury.

The 30-year-old is definitely out of Thursday's Europa League quarter final against Basel at White Hart Lane.

Spurs boss Andre Villas-Boas admits he has doubts over the availability of the England international for the second-leg in Switzerland.

And Villa-Boas believes the Premier League visit of Manchester City on 21 April is a realistic target for Defeo's return.

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