Henrik Larsson to Barcelona?

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"HENRIK LARSSON'S agent jets into Barcelona today in a bid to secure his dream move to the Nou Camp. Record Sport understands Rob Jansen, who will meet with the Spanish club this afternoon, is close to brokering a deal for the out-of-contract Celtic striker."

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[dobrin1980]

yeah he is good, but too old for future progress at the club

 

[St.Domingo]

I dont think he will be brilliant in Spain hes a good striker like
heard he was on his way to Charlton Athletic!

 

[chatterbox]

he' s better than you toads think..........I don' t think that too many of you have seen him play

 

[Crusad3r]

good but old

 

[kobashi]

the guy is world class, still has at least 2 years left in him. a true world class striker who scores goals for fun..

 

[Spurs4Life]

Where would he play?, he wont be taking Saviola's and Ronaldinho's place that's for sure.

 

[dobrin1980]

Originally posted by Spurs4Life
Where would he play?,

by the sideline, warming in the 85 min...and replacing Saviola every match

 

[panxoman]

If this is true, I wonder what does this mean for Trezeguet and Luis fabiano signings?

and kluivert? has he found a new team already?

too many questions ...

 

[garlei]

He would be a good addition to any squad. Striker will learn from this guy. Larsson is top notch. He shouldn't have stayed in Celtic for so long. I guess he really liked the club.

 

[Awax]

I prefer Larsson over Saviola anytime. You can't compare their finishing/striking skills. Look like Larsson is underrated.

 

[kobashi]

Originally posted by garlei
He would be a good addition to any squad. Striker will learn from this guy. Larsson is top notch. He shouldn't have stayed in Celtic for so long. I guess he really liked the club.

his family were very settled in glasgow, he was playing in front of 60,000 fans every home game. he was playing in europe everyear and he loved the team spirit at the club. like has always said, larsson has nothing to prove to anyone so there was no reason to leave celtic.

 

[Lonestarr022]

well this is now official


Larsson relishing Barça adventure
Wednesday, 30 June 2004
Sweden forward Henrik Larsson has passed a medical and completed his move to Spanish giants FC Barcelona.

One-year contract
The 32-year-old has signed a one-year contract with an option to extend the deal for another season. He left Scottish champions Celtic FC after completing his contract at the end of last season.

'We can achieve anything'
"I'm very happy to be here," Larsson told the Catalan club's official website. "Barcelona has always been one of my favourite teams. It's great to be here at last. From now on, we can achieve anything.

Attraction of history
"I like everything about Barça. It's a massive club with a lot of fans," he continued. "It's a great team. Its history also attracts me. I remember when I was a child and I used to watch the Barça players: I liked [Ronald] Koeman, [Hristo] Stoitchkov, [Michael] Laudrup ... It was fantastic to watch that football.

Title aim
"Whenever you play in a big club like this, you want to win titles," he added. "I hope we can, though I'm aware it's difficult. But that's what happens when you play in a big club like Barça."

EURO 2004™ goals
Larsson was persuaded to come out of international retirement to play for Sweden at UEFA EURO 2004™ and scored three goals as he helped the Scandinavians into the quarter-finals, where they lost to the Netherlands on penalties. He has scored 28 goals in 78 international appearances and won the ESM Golden Shoe award as top scorer in European club football for his 35 goals for Celtic in 2000/01.

Third arrival
Larsson is the third player to join Barcelona since the end of last season. The Catalans have signed Brazil international defender Juliano Belletti from Villarreal CF for an estimated €3.7m and French midfield player Ludovic Giuly from Monaco for a reported €6.7m. Frank Rijkaard's side will start next season's UEFA Champions League campaign in the group stage.

from uefa.com

 

[$teauA]

Originally posted by Spurs4Life
Where would he play?, he wont be taking Saviola's and Ronaldinho's place that's for sure.

I would guess maybe have Saviola and Larsson pair up in front with Ronaldinho right behind them.

 

[RUSI]

All the Barca supporters are saying that Saviola will not be starting.

Especially if they get Deco.

Deco, Giuly, and Larsson would all start meaning that Saviola will probably get sold or benched.

 

[jani]

Why get Deco when they have Ronaldinho?

Arent they just exactly the same?

 

[Dream Team]

Barça play with one striker, Larsson or Saviola and maybe we get another one. The best will play, it's nothing new.

 

[Awax]

Larsson will play. He's waaaaaaaay better than little Saviola.

Nice to see the deal completed. Very good move for both Barça and Larsson.

 

[celtic_bhoy]

all the people that are saying larsson is to old or wont start over saviola watch him play. and dont say oh he played in scotland, well watch his euro performances. he will be a first team starter and like someone else said he still has 2-3 good years left in him.

 

[lplover2k2]

Originally posted by kobashi
the guy is world class, still has at least 2 years left in him. a true world class striker who scores goals for fun..

agree;he's very good;his passing is good too