Crouch on way out of Liverpool?

Updated 10.14 Mon Apr 07 2008

Keywords: liverpool, Anfield, Crouch

England striker Peter Crouch could be on his way out of Anfield.

The 6ft 7ins forward says he will probably have to consider quitting Liverpool in order to secure first team football after the arrival of leading goalscorer Fernando Torres.

Liverpool have offered the 27-year-old, who arrived from Southampton in a £7million deal during 2005, a new contract

Despite an impressive opening goal in the 1-1 draw with Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday, Crouch will probably be back on the bench for their Champions League quarter-final with the Gunners.

Liverpool have offered the 27-year-old, who has had just seven league starts this season, a new contract.

But Crouch intimated his future could well lay elsewhere, saying: "I would love to stay, it is a fantastic club and I love everything about it, but I have got to be realistic.

"If I want to have any aspirations of playing for England, or furthering my career, then I have to be playing - and that doesn't seem to be the case at the moment."

He added: "I will have to look at it - but that's certainly something I won't be doing now, I will be doing it at the end of the season."

Crouch, though, insists his current focus is on helping Liverpool progress in Europe.

Reds boss Rafael Benitez made eight changes for the Premier League match on Saturday, and looks set to tinker with his side again tomorrow.

Crouch, though, is expecting to be back on the bench.