Kuyt leaves Liverpool for Fenerbahce

LONDON - Turkish club Fenerbahce have signed striker Dirk Kuyt from Liverpool. The Netherlands forward has agreed a three-year contract, after spending six years on Merseyside.

Sunday, June 03, 2012
Kuyt is leaving Liverpool for Fenerbahce after six years at Anfield. Net photo.

LONDON - Turkish club Fenerbahce have signed striker Dirk Kuyt from Liverpool. The Netherlands forward has agreed a three-year contract, after spending six years on Merseyside.The 31-year-old signed for the Reds in 2006 from Feyenoord and went on to make over 250 appearances, scoring 71 goals."Everyone would like to wish Dirk all the very best for the future and thank him for his contribution to the club,” said a Liverpool statement on their website. When he signed for the Reds, Kuyt said: "For me, Liverpool is sure to be the dream club I was looking for.  "There was nothing of the calibre of Liverpool, a brilliant club with an enormous reputation.”He made his debut against West Ham United in August 2006, when he came on as a substitute for Peter Crouch during Liverpool’s 2-1 win.His first goal for the club came a month later when he opened the scoring in the Reds’ 2-0 win over Newcastle.