City boss Roberto Mancini confirmed last weekend that Johnson, 25, is surplus to requirements at Eastlands and can move on in search of regular first-team football.
Sunderland have already lodged a £10 million bid for the England international, but he is thought to favour a move to one of the Premier League's bigger sides rather than a return to his native North East.
Spurs and Liverpool fit that profile and a Manchester City source confirmed to ESPN that both "have made enquires for Adam Johnson".
Johnson was one of Mancini's first signings at City, arriving from Middlesbrough in a £7 million deal in January 2010, but has struggled to hold down a place in the side since then - starting just 39 Premier League games in the past two-and-a-half years.
City are keen to offload Johnson as they look to tie up a £5 million deal for Swansea winger Scott Sinclair.
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