Tottenham players are surprised that Jose Mourinho hasn’t been playing Gareth Bale more often, according to ESPN.
The Welshman joined Spurs in the summer as a quality addition to their squad.
He was expected to be a top player for them once again and drive them to success as he did before leaving them for Real Madrid in 2013.
He returned to London with an injury and was given time to heal before he started playing for the team.
He has, however, not been featuring for the club as much as he would have wanted and his teammates wonder why.
The report says that he has impressed them in training and they feel that he should be more involved.
Bale has just returned from an injury and played some minutes in Spurs’ 5-0 win over Marine in the FA Cup.
However, he was unused again in their next game against Fulham in the Premier League.
He has just one start in the league this season and has a goal to show for his four appearances overall in the competition.
At this level of contribution, it makes no sense for Tottenham to make his loan deal permanent. He is expected to contribute more in this second half of the season.