Source: Telegraph
Liverpool planning to lure former manager Kenny Dalglish back to Anfield
According to a variety of reports in the weekend papers, Dalglish has already been in talks with Rafael Benitez to discuss returning to Merseyside to play a central part in the Spaniard's backroom staff.
Liverpool have failed to win the league for 19 years and it was under Dalglish that the elusive title was last awarded to them. As a result, Benitez is seeking the 58-year-old's advice.
According to the Express, the Scot's role would not mean he directly coached the senior squad. Instead he would take on an advisory position to Benitez as well as monitoring the club's youth development.
The paper also reports that club co-owners George Gillett and Tom Hicks have approved the idea - although Liverpool have so far declined to comment.
If the rumours prove true, it will come as a major blow to Newcastle manager Alan Shearer who had earmarked Dalglish to return to St James' Park in the summer to take over from Dennis Wise as director of football.
As a player, Dalglish joined Liverpool from Celtic in 1977 for £440,000.
In the 13 years he played for the club he totalled 515 appearances and scored 172 goals.
He returned to the club as player/manager in 1985 and in his first season achieved the historic feat of winning the League Championship and the FA Cup in his first season.
Dalglish was in charge at Liverpool at the time of the Hillsborough disaster in 1989. He earned himself and the club an enormous amount of admirers for the dignity he showed at the time. As well as attending as many funerals of the 96 dead as he could, Dalglish also ensured that the presence of a Liverpool player was felt at every service.
In his six years in charge on Merseyside, Dalglish was honoured with the accolade Manager of the Year on three occasions. He resigned on grounds of poor health in 1991.
