Tottenham defender Vlad Chiriches faces another six weeks out with his back injury.

The setback is a blow for boss Tim Sherwood with his team battling for a place in next season's Champions League.

Scans have shown that a back injury that has kept the £8.5million Chiriches on the sidelines since the end of last month are more serious than first thought.

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