Benitez insisted his future remains on Merseyside after Sunday's goalless draw at relegated Hull City despite ending the season in seventh position - their worst league finish since 1999.
Speculation has been rife that the Spanish tactician's tenure at Anfield is set to come to an end with Juve believed to be keen to bring the former Valencia boss to Turin as their manager.
But Kuyt, who has also been linked with a move to the Serie A giants as part of a projected exodus at Liverpool, believes Benitez will remain at the helm and also sees it as vital the Reds keep hold of Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres.
"The manager has four years left on his contract, so I don't expect him to leave unless something else happens," the Dutch international told The Liverpool Echo.
"For me, the most important thing is keeping the main players.
"Hopefully then we can buy a few more key players and start winning trophies."
Kuyt reflected on a forgettable campaign for Liverpool and accepted the Reds need to learn from their mistakes for next season.
"It has been a hard season and we did everything to change things," added the 29-year-old forward.
"Up until 10 days ago, we were fighting for a trophy but it didn't happen. You can say we have to forget what has happened but, really, we have to learn from the mistakes we made. We've got to push next season and be bouncing from the start.
"In football, you can never be sure what is happening and at this time, we know the club looks very bad. We are looking for new owners and you don't know which players are going to stay or go.
"But Liverpool is a club with a great history and great supporters and we have to stay close together and fight really hard.
"Every player is interested in what is going on but, if I am honest, I can't blame that side of things for some of our performances.
"We tried to stay focused with things on the pitch - that's what I did, as did everyone else. We just couldn't make good things happen for the club."
Source: SkySports
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