Gareth Bale is completely missing from the Tottenham squad to play Everton in the FA Cup tonight.
Bale is not even among the substitutes as his English football return continues to go from bad to worse.
While the reason for Bale's exclusion is unknown at this stage, it comes less than 24 hours after he posted a message on Instagram saying "good session today," after Spurs' final full training session before the game.
UPDATE: Mourinho says Bale NOT injured and explains absence
That seemingly positive mood seems to have been premature.
Bale has struggled to break into Tottenham's team under Jose Mourinho, and this latest development has left many fans bemused.
While Bale has failed to produce when given opportunities, Spurs supporters would still like to see him given a run of games to prove he still has some of the capabilities that propelled him to stardom.
Earlier this week, former Wales boss Chris Coleman urged people not to write Bale off just yet.
"He's been out for a long time and he's finding it hard to get back in and get his rhythm," Coleman said on Monday Night Football.
"We all know what a world-class player he is. He can win a game, he can score a goal from nothing, he's got a last pass.
"But when I'm watching him now it looks like he's always on his first game back after an injury. Obviously, we expected him to be in the flow of it by now but he clearly isn't.
"He's only 31 so I wouldn't write him off. I don't know what's happened at Tottenham but knowing Gareth, he's a very serious boy about his football and he loves playing football.
"He will very much want to be in the heart of it and if he's not quite there yet, he's either not ready physically or maybe mentally there's a lack of confidence."
Tottenham line-up: Lloris; Doherty, Sanchez, Alderweireld, Davies; Hojbjerg, Ndombele; Lucas, Lamela, Bergwijn; Son.
Subs: Hart, Dier, Rodon, Tanganga, Winks, Sissoko, Dele, Kane, Vinicious.
