Reds go Dutch with swoop for ‘icon’ Kuyt

LIVERPOOL have acquired an “icon” who will prove he is more than just a World Cup finals flop.

As Liverpool tie up the final details of Dirk Kuyt’s medical and contract, the 26-year-old received a glowing reference from the club he is leaving in a near £10 million (€14 million) deal.

Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez has been trailing Kuyt for two years, but many doubted his judgement after witnessing Kuyt’s poor performances for Holland in Germany 2006.