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Liverpool & Newcastle Target Dirk Kuyt Focused On World Cup Rather Than Club Transfer

Submitted by Scott Harkness on Fri, 26/05/2006 - 15:09.

Liverpool and Newcastle target, striker Dirk Kuyt from Feyenoord, has said that he won't make a decision about his club future until after the World Cup Finals.

Kuyt, who has been named in Dutch head coach Marco van Basten’s 23-man World Cup squad is attracting interest from several Premier League clubs including Liverpool and Newcastle United, but he now says he doesn't want to be informed about any future club prospects while he is on international duty with van Basten’s Oranje.

“I thought about it for some time and I made up my mind, my future prospects are sidelined for now,” said Kuyt.

"I have also told my management that I do not want to hear anything during the World Cup about interested clubs - only Oranje counts."