A training ground injury is set to deprive Liverpool of Dirk Kuyt's services for a number of weeks according to Holland coach Bert van Marwijk.
During preparations for the Netherland's meeting with Finland on Tuesday the striker picked up a shoulder problem after falling then landing awkwardly at the ADO Den Hague stadium..
Kuyt has now left the natonal squad and headed back to Merseyside.
The damage has not been fully assessed but the Dutch camp suggest the joint is "strained" and the player has "possibly torn ligaments."
"He will probably have a few weeks off and at 4pm today [Monday] he will step on to the plane to Liverpool", van Marwijk said.
Earlier Kuyt confirmed there were discussions about a move to Inter Milan before the transfer window closed last week. However, the 30-year-old also declared he was happy to remain on with Liverpool.
The player's agent had gone on record about the possibility though Reds' boss Roy Hodgson dismissed the idea.
Hodgson stated that the player was happy at Anfield and added that the European champions had assured him that no Liverpool players would be drafted into Rafael Benitez's squad.
"I cannot deny there were negotiations with Inter," Kuyt said.
"It was pleasing to be courted by such a prestigious club, led by the coach who brought me to England and with whom I still have a splendid rapport.
"However, Liverpool declared I was not for sale and I am in any case happy to have stayed in the Premier League."