Celtic legend Henrik Larsson joins Arsenal and Liverpool icons in all-star bid to buy English club
Larsson is part of a consortium that includes Dirk Kuyt and Dennis Bergkamp - and could even become the manager of the EFL club.
Henrik Larsson is 'in the process' of taking over a team in the English Football League alongside Dutch heroes Dirk Kuyt and Dennis Bergkamp.
The Celtic legend is part of a consortium that features the Liverpool and Arsenal icons and the three teamed up in an attempt to buy Wycombe Wanderers in 2019. But all went quiet after their bid fell through, with fan-owned Wycombe then selling shares to an American investor instead. Now though, it appears their ambitious bid has been revived, with a mystery club down south in their cross hairs.
Netherlands boss Ronald Koeman is also involved as an advisor and the news comes from agent Rob Jansen, one of the men behind the takeover attempt. He told a podcast in the Netherlands: “We are in the process of buying a club in England. I’m not allowed to say which club yet. I can say which group we will do it with. Ronald Koeman, Dennis Bergkamp, Henrik Larsson and Dirk Kuyt. We are now looking at League Two or League One. We do this with some people around us and we also have the financiers. It doesn’t have to be in London.
“The plan is to manage the football club in the broadest sense of the word. So, the way we think it should be. Trainings, hospitality, merchandising, marketing, everything. We have a group, and maybe one or two more will join."
Hinting that Larsson could even be the manager in the new setup, Jansen went on: “The names I mention will also do a certain job within the club. Henrik Larsson would like to become a head coach. Bergkamp will set up the academy. And Koeman also comes over to do his things.”
The exact details of the takeover are unknown at this stage but a few details emerged about the failed 2019 bid to buy Wycombe. The vision back then included Bergkamp revamping the club's academy, an overhaul of the medical department and the possibility of a documentary on Netflix or Amazon Prime.