By Mimy
picture: Sky Sports
Tottenham travels to Wycombe in the fourth round of the FA Cup on Monday and ahead of the game, manager Jose Mourinho said Bale needed to 'earn' his minutes.
Spanish football expert Terry Gibson believes Bale will be leaving Tottenham but has encouraged him to fight for his place.
"Zinedine Zidane's got other things on his plate - I'm sure he's not even thinking about Gareth Bale right now!", he told the Transfer Talk Podcast.
"At the moment, you'd say there's no chance of him staying beyond this season with Spurs because it's not working out but we shouldn't be quick to blame him because there's a lack of playing time. Jose sees Bale in training every day; it's his prerogative not to play him.
"I knew he wasn't 100 percent fit. His injuries have been an issue this season too - perhaps, Jose, having seen him, thinks he's not going to be the player he was, able to play week-in, week-out. Ultimately, we have to see Bale play. I hope he's still got the fire in his belly to fight for the rest of the season and prove Jose has to play him."
"You wonder now, was this a Mourinho decision? If it was, you would have expected Bale to have had more opportunities. Or, as some people suspect, was it a Daniel Levy decision? You can't blame Levy for thinking about the potential off as well as on the pitch with all the marketing opportunities with Bale."
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