Mourinho was seen sharing a moment with Bale ahead of the game between United and Real in the US last week, with the Portuguese reportedly telling the Welsh international "I couldn't buy you because you didn't speak out" but it appears that it hasn't dampened the United boss' desire to be reunited with the player.
However, Real fans shouldn't worry themselves quite yet.
English publication 'The Express' reports that Mourinho is still hoping to sign the 28-year-old but not until next summer.
The newspaper reports that Bale is unhappy at having slipped down the pecking order at the Bernabeu, something which could be rounded off by Kylian Mbappe's arrival from Monaco.
Reports claim that one of Zinedine Zidane's famed 'BBC' triumvirate may have to be sacrificed in the near future and given talk of a new contract for Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo's stature in the game, Bale is the most likely to make way.
The former Tottenham man's agent recently called rumours linking the player with a move to United this summer "ridiculous" and it is believed Bale is desperate to prove himself at the Bernabeu after a couple of injury-hit seasons.
Bale is under contract in the Spanish capital until 2022 and is not listening to offers, at the moment.