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Liverpool's Champions League final hero Jerzy Dudek has been ruled out for three months after dislocating his right elbow in training.
The accident happened at the club's Melwood training complex on Monday, and the player was initially treated at the ground and then taken to hospital.
The Poland goalkeeper will now be out of action until November, ruling out any prospect he might be sold before the transfer deadline.
Dudek has been replaced in the side by Spaniard Jose Reina - and Scott Carson is also challenging his place in the pecking order - but he has said he wants to stay at the club.
And despite interest from Sporting Lisbon, boss Rafael Benitez has so far been happy to keep the man whose penalty saves against AC Milan secured the European Cup in Istanbul in May.
He has not yet played in Liverpool's Champions League qualifiers however, with Benitez still reluctant to cup-tie him in case a good offer comes in.
Yet any prospect of the player leaving Anfield will now have to wait until the January transfer window.
Benitez said: "The incident happened virtually in the last minutes of training."
Dudek has two years left on his contract. Liverpool's other senior goalkeeper Chris Kirkland has joined West Bromwich Albion on loan for the season.
Liverpool spokesman Ian Cotton said: "Jerzy has a fracture-dislocation of his elbow. He saw a specialist on Monday afternoon and will see another specialist on Tuesday for further investigation. He will be out of action for three months."
Dudek joins Djimi Traore on the sidelines, the full-back having been ruled out for a month with a thigh muscle injury.
Traore will definitely miss the opening match of the Barclays Premiership season at Middlesbrough and the home opener against Sunderland, plus the Champions League clash with CSKA Sofia.
The 25-year-old has struggled to get back to full fitness after suffering the injury in a friendly against Bayer Leverkusen.
Meanwhile, French youngster Carl Medjani has confirmed his season-long loan to Metz. [quote]