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Daily Mirror
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Daniel Orme

Dirk Kuyt sends Cody Gakpo message after he takes his shirt number at Liverpool

Former Liverpool star Dirk Kuyt has welcomed Cody Gakpo to Anfield and wished him "magic" with the Dutchman's move to the club having been confirmed.

The ex-PSV Eindhoven forward was announced as a Red earlier this month - Jurgen Klopp's men sealing a big-money swoop for his services. In becoming a Liverpool player, the 23-year-old has followed the footsteps of Kuyt in swapping the Eredivisie for the Premier League.

He has also been confirmed to be adopting the number 18 shirt during his time on Merseyside. Intriguingly, that is also a number that Kuyt sported during his five-year spell as a Liverpool player.

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