Some Celtic fans have been raving about Henrik Larsson after a post about the Swede caught their attention on social media recently.
When Twitter users were asked to name a better bargain in football than Andy Robertson, a Celtic fan responded by saying that the tag belongs to Hoops legend Henrik Larsson – who joined the club for £650,000 from Feyenoord in 1997.
When Celtic fans saw this, many of them agreed that Larsson certainly was a bigger bargain – with some suggesting that even Robertson would agree. Some other Hoops fans came up with other names.
Even @andrewrobertso5 would agree ??
— Patrick Leonard (@_LeonardPatrick) April 20, 2020
Not saying better than larsson but defo a great deal pic.twitter.com/W5KqSMpOAV
— Declan (@SensiStar67) April 20, 2020
Is Henrik Larsson the biggest bargain in football history?
Surely!
I don't think so
Think Andy Robertson would agree with you ??
— Seanbhoy (@SeanDiver6) April 20, 2020
And no debate
— scott doc (@supershycelts) April 21, 2020
The king of kings
— Celtic bhoy 1888 (@Celticbhoy18884) April 21, 2020
Agathe was a bargain .. wasnt he something like 50k ?
— scotsbhoy76 (@reezoe76) April 20, 2020
Larsson, Lubo and Agathe less the 1m for all 3 so take your pick
— Brian (@briansweeney08) April 20, 2020
After a seven-year stay at Parkhead, the Swede left for Barcelona and joined them on a free transfer (via Transfermarkt).
What do we think?
While comparisons with Andy Robertson are unfair because they are transfers from two different eras, the fact that Larsson went on to score 242 goals in 315 appearances shows how important he was for the club. He also won four Scottish Premiership titles and it only goes to prove how he was worth far more than what he came for.