Tottenham's Gareth Bale out for a 'few weeks' due to calf injury

Manager Jose Mourinho running out of backup options with Lucas Moura and Carlos Vinicius unavailable

Gareth Bale is out for a few weeks at least. Getty

Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho has revealed that forward Gareth Bale will miss the next "few weeks" after he sustained a calf injury in their League Cup quarter-final win at Stoke City.

Bale, who is on loan from Spanish side Real Madrid, started and scored in the 3-1 win but was withdrawn at halftime.

Mourinho is short of backup options in attack with the Portuguese manager saying Lucas Moura and Carlos Vinicius were also doubts for Wednesday's match against Fulham.

"No, I don't expect him [Bale] to be fit and also I have my doubts that Lucas and Vinicius can be fit for Fulham," Mourinho said.

"I wouldn't say it's serious [for Bale] but I'd say a few weeks."

Bale, who was named Player of the Year in his final season at Spurs before a then-world record move to Real Madrid in 2013, has yet to live up to those standards, scoring only three times for the north London side this season.

Mourinho was also happy with Tanguy Ndombele's improvement in recent games, especially after he scored in Sunday's 1-1 draw at Wolverhampton Wanderers, but said he is not yet fit to play the full 90 minutes.

The 24-year-old Frenchman has struggled with injuries since his arrival last season and he has completed a full game only twice this season.

"We are happy, apart from a couple of matches where his performances were not good, overall there was a big evolution," Mourinho said.

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