Ryan Kent has been left out of Liverpool's 29-man squad heading to France for a training camp in Evian.
The winger played no part in Sunday's friendly defeat to Napoli at Murrayfield, with the Anfield club now confirming he has been struck down by illness.
Kent is Rangers manager Steven Gerrard's top summer target after impressing on loan last season.
But the Ibrox boss was dealt a blow by Jurgen Klopp after Sunday's match when the Liverpool boss said the player would NOT be leaving on loan again.
With a £10million price tag on his head it means Rangers face being priced out of a move for Kent - even though the player is understood to want a return to Glasgow.
The 22-year-old further clouded his own situation when he deleted all trace of Liverpool from his Instagram account - something that was immediately seized upon by eagle-eyed supporters.
Where the 22-year-old's future lies now is unclear. Aston Villa and Leeds United were both keen on signing him earlier in the window but their interest cooled.
Liverpool said Kent is to remain at Melwood this week to be "assessed" as he recovers from illness.
Scotland skipper Andy Robertson is in the travelling party heading across the English Channel as the Reds step-up their pre-season preparations.
Liverpool squad: Alexander-Arnold, Alisson, Brewster, Duncan, Elliott, Fabinho, Firmino, Gomez, Henderson, Hoever, Keita, Lallana, Larouci, Lewis, Lonergan, Lovren, Matip, Mignolet, Milner, Ojrzynski, Origi, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Robertson, Salah, Shaqiri, Van den Berg, Van Dijk, Wijnaldum, Wilson.
