Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez admits the World Cup has unsettled Ryan Babel.
Babel did attempt to engineer a move away last month over fears a lack of action at Liverpool would see him miss out on World Cup selection with Holland.
Benitez told liverpoolfc.tv: "Of course, the World Cup is going to be an extra motivation for some players.
"If they want to go there, they have to play and do their best for their clubs. He has pace and he has ability and he wants show these things on the pitch.
"We have had conversations with him in the last couple of days and he knows that he can be a very good player for us. It just depends on him."