Gareth Bale has played barely a quarter of the available game-time since his return to Tottenham, as manager Jose Mourinho appears to question his attitude.
After leaving the on-loan Real Madrid forward out of his squad for Wednesday’s extra-time defeat to Everton in the FA Cup, Mourinho revealed Bale was “not feeling comfortable” but added there was no “obvious injury”.
Here, the PA news agency breaks down Bale’s impact – or lack thereof – since his much-heralded return.
Bale’s only full 90-minute game since his return came in the 4-1 FA Cup win over Championship side Wycombe, in which he scored his side’s equaliser in first-half stoppage time before three late goals clinched a flattering win.
He played another 26 minutes from the bench against non-league Marine, with Spurs already 5-0 up when he came on, before sitting out the Everton clash to leave him on 116 minutes out of a possible 300.
He played the first 45 minutes and scored in the Carabao Cup win over Stoke but that is his only appearance in Spurs’ run to the final of that competition – with the last-16 win over Chelsea requiring extra time and penalties, the team’s total is again 300 minutes.