Gareth Bale is prepared to listen to offers from China, where he could become the highest-paid footballer in the world.

Jiangsu Suning have joined Beijing Guoan in the race for Bale, which could also attract interest from more Chinese Super League clubs hoping to pull off a coup.

But Chinese clubs will have to pay more than the £1million-a-week thought to initially be on offer to get a deal over the line before their transfer window shuts next Wednesday.

Lionel Messi is believed to earn up to £1.7m-a-week at Barcelona and it may need a club to equal or top that to take Bale from Real Madrid to the Chinese Super League.

Jiangsu Suning sparked rumours in China that a deal had been agreed with Bale by following the former Tottenham Hotspur star on Instagram. But the player’s advisors were in London on Monday and insisted that nothing had been agreed with any club over a transfer, while refusing to comment on his options or any negotiations.