Liverpool and Tottenham striker target Stefan Kiessling hints at Bayer Leverkusen exit

German striker Stefan Kiessling has put Liverpool and Tottenham on red alert by revealing he may leave Bayer Leverkusen.

The towering frontman has scored 19 goals in each of the last two seasons but he has been demoted to the bench this year following the arrival of Javier Hernandez.

Former Manchester United forward Hernandez joined Leverkusen from Old Trafford in the summer and with 15 goals in his last 12 games, he has kept Kiessling out of the side.

Kiessling is in his tenth season at Leverkusen and would be open to staying, but admits he may have to leave in search of first-team football.

Liverpool and Tottenham both scouted the 31-year-old in the summer and may now make a January swoop for him.

"I've got to be honest and say we'll have to see," Kiessling told Sky Sport Deutschland . "I've given it some thought and I will keep thinking about it.

"The situation is that of course I would like to be playing - I've been here for 10 years and love this club and everybody knows how happy I am here.

"I've got a pretty good relationship with the fans and of course also with the club. I love playing here and I love this club, and it's overall a very, very difficult situation for me and everybody knows this."