Fenerbahçe winger Dirk Kuyt is expected to recover in time for next weeks Süper Lig match against Eskişehirspor.

Kuyt picked up an injury during the pre-game warm up against Bursaspor on Monday.

Fenerbahçe ended up winning the game 1-0 and moving into first place in the league table, one point ahead of Beşiktaş and Galatasaray.

The 34-year-old returned to training today and told reporters that he will be available for the EsEs match.

“We have critical games coming up and have to win them if we are to gain the fourth star, I will be on the pitch against Eskişehirspor,” Kuyt was quoted as saying by Eurosport.

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The former Netherlands international has been playing in Turkey at Fenerbahce since making a €1 million move in 2012.

The experienced winger played for the Netherlands for a decade and had a total of 104 caps for his country.

Kuyt has eight goals and four assists in all competitions this season for the Yellow Canaries.