Steven Gerrard backs Kenny Dalglish Liverpool appointment
Published 10:28 26/04/09 By By Simon Mullock
Steven Gerrard believes Kenny Dalglish will be the best signing Rafa Benitez will make as Liverpool manager.
Sunday Mirror Sport last week revealed that the former Kop boss is being lined up for a return to Anfield in an advisory capacity to Benitez.
Talks are now at an advanced stage and an announcement could be made this week after Dalglish stated publicly he was desperate to work alongside Benitez.
Now Gerrard has given his seal of approval to the plan, which will see Dalglish split his time between the club's Academy and the first-team training ground at Melwood.
Gerrard said: "My first response to the news was, 'Great, get him in now' because the man is a legend.
"It's a great idea to get Kenny in because it would give the club a massive lift.
"Put it this way, if I was a young player again and a number of clubs wanted to sign me, if Kenny Dalglish came to me and asked me to sign for Liverpool then there is only one place I would go."
Meanwhile, Liverpool coowner Tom Hicks last night insisted there was" no truth whatsoever" in suggestions that the club were in talks with an Indian consortium about providing finance to build the club's new stadium and a possible buy-out..
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