Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe insists he could be ready to return from a hamstring injury in just ten days, despite manager Harry Redknapp suggesting on Friday that he could be out of action for " a few weeks".

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GettyImagesJermain Defoe has scored 23 goals for Spurs this season

Redknapp revealed that Defoe is suffering from a hamstring injury picked up in training on Thursday, and it was thought Defoe faced at least a month on the sidelines.

But the England international, who is Spurs' top scorer with 23 goals in all competitions, believes that he could be back to help his club's push for fourth place in less than two weeks.

"I think I'll be all right in around 10 days. It's not as major as people think," Defoe told the Mirror. "But because I pulled up in training you have to be careful like the manager says. He's absolutely right, you have to monitor these things."

Defoe is definitely out of this weekend's trip to Stoke and the FA Cup quarter-final replay with Fulham next week, but the striker revealed he is optimitic of a speedy recovery.

"I don't get injured that often and normally the type of injury I have takes around 17 days to get recover from. But I think I should be OK before that." Defoe said.

"I pulled up with a sharp pain in training on Thursday and went for a scan which showed I've got a grade two tear. Normally its two weeks but I think I'll be all right."