Real Madrid are reportedly considering selling Gareth Bale when the January window opens.

Zinedine Zidane had planned to move the Welshman on in the summer, but the club could not find a suitable buyer and the forward remained in the Spanish capital.

Bale then resolved to leave at the end of this season, but Zidane is hoping to accelerate those plans and offload him in January if possible, according to AS.

The French head coach, having planned for life without his Welsh forward, has been forced to use Bale due to a number of injuries early in the season, handing him six league starts this term.

Bale has responded with two goals and two assists but has since been left out after reportedly suffering an injury while on international duty.