Henrik Larsson reveals the curious way in which he chose Barça over other teams
THE SWEDE SPENT TWO SEASONS AT BARÇA
The name of Henrik Larsson always will be remembered in the history of the FC Barcelona. The native artilleryman of Helsingborg arrived to the club of the City Condal in the market of summer of the season 2004-05 like free agent, after invoiceing a total of 211 goals in 277 parties with the T-shirt of the Celtic of Glasgow. His incorporation looked for to strengthen a staff that had Ronaldinho Gaúcho like big name, as well as with promising youngsters like Leo Messi, Andrés Iniesta and Xavi Hernández, among others. In addition to the Swedish, arrived other players stood out in this market, as Samuel Eto’or and Deco, forming like this a core of players highly competitive.
Nevertheless, the step of Larsson by the Barcelona cast was relatively short. Only it lasted a pair of seasons, in which it converted 22 so many, before adding to the rows of the Helsingborgs IF, the club of his natal place, in quality of free player. Before his game, the ‘Leopard’ attained to conquer four distinctions with the Barcelona T-shirt: two Leagues (2004-05 and 2005-06), a Supercopa of Spain (2005-06) and the most stood out title, the League of Champions of the season 2005-06, putting end to a drought of 14 years of the FC Barcelona without heaving the ‘Orejona’.
The curious history behind the arrival of Larsson to the FC Barcelona
Apart from his career like player culé, recently, Henrik Larsson had the opportunity to explain to the media ‘The Guardian’ how gave his signing by the Barcelonan square, leaving clear that, in spite of having a lot of offers after announcing his exit of the Celtic, decided to opt by the sportive project of the combined Catalan. “Had 30 offers and chose to the Barça“, commented.
Later, it shared the curious history of how concretised his signing by the cast of the City Condal: “I Received 30 offers after announcing that it went to leave the Celtic. Afterwards I received a call of my woman, Magdalena, saying me that the Barcelona was interested”. From this event, the Swedish related a brief conversation that had with his couple: “it Was in a bubble, in the camp with Sweden for the Eurocopa of 2004. I said him to my wife: ‘Say them that they have to expect’. She answered: ‘I do not think that they go to expect'”. Finally, the artilleryman explained how arrived to an agreement: “Then it went directly to Spain with my agent and took the negotiations she alone“.
Once enfundado with the T-shirt culé, Larsson shared his first impressions of the changing room of the Barcelonan picture and how adapted quickly to the Barcelona dynamics: “The changing room was very different. Had to Ronaldinho, Deco, Giuly and Eto’or at the same time that I. It liked me no longer be the main player. Ronaldinho Had the pressure and handled it differently“, concluded.
