It was 26 years ago today when today a young dreadlocked Swede by the name of Henrik Larsson arrived in Glasgow to sign for Celtic, and the rest as they say is history.
Wim Jansen took advantage of his inside knowledge as Feyenoord technical coach to snap up Henrik for a bargain of just £650,000.
As Henrik was paraded to the media know one could know how successful he would become. Not just one of the best players to grace the Hoops, but one of the best to grace the Scottish game. He would go onto score 242 goals in 313 appearances for Celtic.
To get a player of his talents for such a low sum is one of the best bits of business not just in our history but football history. He was class personified, a player not just respected on these shores, but world wide. It wasn’t exaggerating to say he was world class, he proved it on several occasions.
No one has come close to matching his achievements since, and unlikely never will in the near future. Henrik larsson, the king of kings. The best player of his generation. When will we see his like again?
Just an Ordinary Bhoy
25th July 1997, Henrik Larsson signed for Celtic.
The King of Kings. 👑 pic.twitter.com/1zqxj6Lhc6
— Li’l Ze (@LilZe_7) July 24, 2023
Morning all, on this day in 1997, Celtic paraded their new signing. The young Swede who had been plying his trade in Holland didn’t have the most auspicious start to his Celtic career but he went on to be a Celtic great… pic.twitter.com/NfATS5HmEU
— Lisbon Lion (@tirnaog_09) July 25, 2023
Le 25 juillet 1997, le #CelticFC signait de Feyenoord pour 650 000£, celui qui deviendra légende, celui qui deviendra le 3e meilleur buteur de l’Histoire du club derrière J.McGrory et B.Lennox, celui qui sera surnommé “The King of Kings”…Henrik Larsson.
313 matchs
242 buts pic.twitter.com/sxpch2RXFD— CelticFC_Francophone🍀 (@CSC_Francophone) July 25, 2023
ON THIS DAY 25TH JULY 25th 1997
Henrik Larsson is paraded at Parkhead after sealing a £650,000 switch to Celtic from Feyenoord.☘️☘️ pic.twitter.com/lCD1Z6hUde— Willie Collow (@CollowWillie) July 25, 2023
#OTD in 1997 Henrik Larsson signed for Celtic from Feyenoord for £650,000
Larsson would go onto score 242 goals in 313 appearances for Celticpic.twitter.com/G5LdEHdK6L
— 80s&90sFootball ⚽ 🏴 🇺🇦 (@80s90sfootball) July 25, 2023
Henrik Larsson was absolutely phenomenal 🍀💚pic.twitter.com/yLqmUATf6G
— 🍀 Celtic1967.com 🍀 (@Celtic1967_com) July 25, 2023
