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Gareth Bale has been ruled out of action for two weeks, Tottenham boss Andre Villas-Boas has said.

Forward Bale, 24, who has been linked with a move to Real Madrid, will miss Sunday's Premier League game against Crystal Palace with a foot injury.

Spurs play Dinamo Tbilisi in the Europa League on Thursday and Swansea in the league three days later.

Bale in numbers Age: 24

Premier League games: 146

Goals: 42

Yellow cards: 15

Red cards: 1

Wales caps: 41

"For Palace, for Tbilisi, for Swansea, he will not be in line to threaten to come back," said Villas-Boas.

Should Bale return in two weeks' time, he will be available for Spurs' away game against Arsenal at the Emirates on 1 September, one day before the transfer window shuts.

There has been speculation that Real Madrid could complete a world-record transfer of more than £80m for the Welshman, who has scored 42 goals for Tottenham.

Real's manager Carlo Ancelotti said the clubs were in talks,which angered Villas-Boas, but no deal has been agreed and Bale is yet to publically announce his intentions.

He played the first half of Tottenham's pre-season friendly against Swindon on 16 July but not played since.

Bale linked up with his Wales team-mates but did not feature in their 0-0 draw with Republic of Ireland on Wednesday.