Liverpool is “lining up” Dirk Kuyt to replace John Heitinga as assistant coach, according to reports.

After 12 months at West Ham United working under David Moyes, Heitinga then joined his compatriot Arne Slot at Liverpool last summer.

The outlet claims that Slot believes appointing someone with an attacking mindset aligns with his philosophy.

Kuyt, the former Liverpool forward, has been managing in Belgian second-tier side Beerschot and guided it to promotion in 2023/24.

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His other managerial stint, in charge of ADO Den Haag, was less successful.

His personal highlights from his time at Liverpool included a hat-trick against Manchester United and a goal in the 2007 Champions League final against AC Milan.

Kuyt won the League Cup in 2012, the only piece of silverware he collected during his time at Anfield.

He has also spoken glowingly of Slot in recent months.

And then when it happened last time it was a bad time for people all over the world, but especially for Liverpool supporters because they couldn’t enjoy the success properly.

“I was really happy when Arne joined Liverpool because I knew what he was capable of after doing so well at Feyenoord,” he added.

“But nobody expected it to go this well, besides maybe Arne himself
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