Last season it would have been hard to think of a scenario where Ross Barkley was unwanted by Everton for their first European away fixture.
However that is the scenario the midfielder finds himself in as the Toffees gear up for their second leg against Ruzomberok.
Barkley trained at Finch Farm on Thursday, while the first team arrived in Slovakia for their crucial qualifier.
Barkley was pictured leaving the Everton training ground in Halewood in his black Range Rover, speaking briefly to a security guard before driving away.