Benjamin Nygren in knowing Celtic namedrop as he tells fans exactly what he hopes to bring to Parkhead
Benjamin Nygren namedropped the King of Kings as he showed he knows his Celtic history.
Brendan Rodgers finally landed his man from Danish side, FC Nordsjælland on a five-year deal as he continues his summer spree.
The 23-year-old is the latest Swede to follow in a long line of predecessors and the attacker was quick to show the Hoops faithful of his knowledge of those who had played for the club before him.
Speaking to Celtic TV on his move, he said: "I feel amazing. It is so nice to be here. I have been looking forward to this so much and can't wait to celebrate a lot of victories.
"I know of course Henrik Larsson, the King of Kings, a big legend here. I play with his son Jordan now. I also know Carl Starfelt and Gustaf Lagerbielke. Freddie Ljungberg was here for a while and Mikael Lustig."
Nygren burst onto the scene as a 17-year-old and despite his young years, he comes with a wealth of top team experience. He's played at the likes of IFK Goteborg, Genk and Heerenveen before his latest spell in Denmark.
He is also a full international for Sweden and while he may be one of the younger men in his new dressing room, he wants to bring his leadership skills having been skipper at his old club in his final six months in Denmark.
He continued: "I am a player that wants to create a lot of chances and go towards goal.
"I am a link between the defence and offence and I can run a lot.
"I have a high work rate both offensively and defensively. That is what I am best at.
"I can score goals, create chances from a bit behind. I come as a second wave and I am a player who wants to go towards goal and if we are leading 1-0, I want us to be 2, 3 and 4-0 and so on.
"I am an offensive minded player but I also try to do my best in all parts of the game.
"Something I didn't mention I had my break through when I was very young so even though I am 23-years old I have over 200/250 games or something so I have a lot of experience.
"Also, I had the band [captaincy] in Nordsjælland for the last half year. It is something I want to bring."
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