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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
Sport
Graeme McGarry

Sead Haksabanovic hoping he can thrive in Henrik Larsson’s Celtic shadow, but understands why Jordan Larsson might not want to

FOR any footballer born in Sweden over the past 25 years, there have been no shortage of role models to look up to, particularly for attackers.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic is an obvious inspiration, as well as a certain Celtic legend by the name of Henrik Larsson.

Sead Haksabanovic - perhaps by deign of his Montenegrin heritage and the fact he represents that country at international level - has managed to avoid the equal parts inevitable and illogical comparisons to Larsson since making the move to Celtic, but that doesn’t mean the man the fans call the King of Kings didn’t act as an inspiration to the winger as he came through the youth ranks at Halmstad BK.

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