Lukas Podolski has hinted he may leave Arsenal before his contract expires in 2016 because he is not playing regularly enough.

“I am a full-blooded player, a street player and I love competition,” the 29-year-old told RTL television.

“If I don’t have this competition every weekend then a change must occur.”

Podolski was not involved in the opening four matches of the season following Germany’s successful World Cup in Brazil, and has been an unused substitute four times in Arsenal’s last eight matches.