Dirk Kuyt hopes the No 18 jersey ‘will provide the exact kinda magic’ to new Liverpool signing Cody Gakpo, who will wear fellow Dutchman’s shirt amount right after £44m change to Anfield from PSV
Dirk Kuyt took to Twitter to congratulate compatriot Cody Gakpo on sealing a move to Liverpool, wishing him wonderful accomplishment as he prepares to activity the very same variety that the Dutch legend wore during his remain at Anfield.
Kuyt expended six a long time at the club, throughout which time he scored 71 plans in 285 appearances in the No 18 shirt, which the ex-PSV forward will now don under Jurgen Klopp.
Gakpo joined Liverpool in a £44million switch from the Eredivisie club, placing pen to paper on a five-and-a-fifty percent year offer at the Reds, whilst Klopp has been swift to declare that his arrival does not spell the conclusion of Roberto Firmino’s keep on Merseyside.
Cody Gakpo will have on the same number as previous club legend Dirk Kuyt at new aspect Liverpool
‘Cody Gakpo, welcome to @LFC,’ the previous Feyenoord, Fenerbahce, Utrecht, Liverpool and Holland forward wrote on Twitter.
‘This number has introduced me lots of magic, and I hope it will provide you the similar kinda magic too. Congratulations and fantastic luck.’
Kuyt arrived at Anfield in 2006, and left in 2012 following successful the Carabao Cup in the very same calendar year to incorporate to his Local community Shield medal with the Reds.
Dutch icon Kuyt wore the No 18 shirt for 6 years at Liverpool in which he won the Carabao Cup
Gakpo now joins the club as just one of the most highly-regarded forwards in European football, with 18 aims and 18 helps in all competitions for club and region so far in 2022-23.
He also led the line for his state in Qatar, scoring a few periods as Holland designed the quarter-finals of their first Earth Cup considering the fact that a third-positioned complete at Brazil 2014.
As a result of his fine form in what has been a breakout time for the 23-yr-aged, he emerged as a transfer target for a range of Europe’s most significant sides, with Manchester United believed to be sturdy suitors for his companies.
Dutch forward Gakpo was confirmed as a Liverpool signing on December 28 following a breakout time with PSV
Even so, Erik ten Hag was dealt a bitter blow soon after the Reds confirmed his arrival at the club seemingly from under their bitter rivals’ noses to insert to an presently strong strike force.
But the ahead exposed that compatriot Virgil van Dijk performed a crucial part in convincing him to be a part of the Reds, following persuading him that Liverpool was a club that would give him the space to keep on to grow and acquire.
‘We spoke a lot over the cellphone [in] the previous times,’ he stated of the centre-back’s influence.
‘What he informed me was that this is the suitable go for me to make and for me to establish and to become a greater participant, that the club is a genuinely big and significant club but also like a true household – I think that’s also very crucial for me mainly because I’m a loved ones male. He stated only fantastic items.’
Gakpo discovered that Holland crew-mate Virgil van Dijk helped encourage him to join the Reds