Sebastian Coates hints at Liverpool exit

Liverpool defender Sebastian Coates has hinted that he could leave the club in order to get more first-team football.

The 22-year-old Uruguayan international has started five Premier League games for the Reds since his move from Nacional in 2011.

"I want to play, and most of all to be involved in the Uruguayan team like every other player," Coates told El Observador.

"With that in mind I need to play, whether in Liverpool or somewhere else. I have a contract until 2016, but don't know what will happen in the future. I will wait until the end of the season and then speak to the club."

Coates has scored two goals for Liverpool during his two years at Anfield.