The Wales superstar’s return to the Premier League on a season-long loan from Real Madrid has not gone as planned. Bale is yet to make a vital impact, having featured in only twelve games in all competitions scoring three goals.
Recent reports have opined that the club is unwilling to extend the former Southampton man’s stay at North London with Mourinho subsequently insisting that there had not been any discussion about Bale's future.
Mourinho has revealed that Bale could feature for Spurs in the FA Cup when they come up against Wycombe Wanderers on Monday, but the former Chelsea and Manchester United manager insists every minute has to be earned on the pitch.
"I cannot give players minutes, minutes on the pitch is not something I can give, so I'm not going in this direction," he said.
"We all know the difficulties he had for a couple seasons, we all know that he arrived injured, we all know that even this season (has been) a little bit up and down with small things.
"The most important thing for him is to be consistent, training without any problems and when a player is consistent in training, high intensity without any kind problems then the player is ready.
"Not to be given minutes, but is ready to earn minutes, and that for me is a difference.
"This week he is working every minute like everybody else at a good intensity and let's see the way that he reacts to the accumulation of that kind of work and let's see how he reacts by the end of the week.
"The match (against Wycombe) is Monday and we still have training sessions to evaluate that. It is also about his confidence. If he feels that the week that he's had has had a positive impact on him and, on his confidence, he will play."
