Henrik Larsson has told his son, Jordan, that the only way to stop the inevitable comparisons between them is to go one better than his old man.
The 19-year-old forward has started to make a name for himself with Helsingborgs with a few eye-catching goals that have brought him to some prominence.
The youngster got the backs of Rangers fans up this summer when after social media speculation linking him with a move to Ibrox he tweeted, ‘Me? Signing for them? Are you having a laugh?’
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Larsson senior is simply keen to see his son maintain the upward trajectory of his career that he believes can elevate Jordan to a higher level than what he himself played at.
“I have said all along that the only way to deal with people comparing him to me is to become a better player than I was,” said Larsson.
“He is already on his way to doing that. Jordan is playing in a higher division than I was at his age and he has already been capped for Sweden – and scored – at under-21 level, again, something that I had not done at his age.
“So far he has done everything earlier than I did.
“But I have to say that he is a very strong boy. He is his own man, he has his own personality and although I know that he is proud of me, he is proud of his Dad, he doesn’t care about other people and the comparisons that they make.
“There is nothing that he can do about that.
“He is secure enough to handle it and we wish him all the very best as looks to make a career out of football.”
Larsson was coy on where he would ultimately like to see his son go in the game but he insisted that the desire to make the grade in football came from within the teenager and not from his father.
“We want him to be as good as possibly can be and he works very hard,” said Larsson. “He has a great attitude and he wants to learn all the time.
“The pressure comes from himself, to be better, to work harder. I don’t know what might be next for him but for now he is doing well, he is playing football and he maturing as a player.
“He is learning what it takes to play first-team games and that has helped him develop physically as much as anything. We will see what happens but he is enjoying himself at the moment.”
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