No Larsson as Strachan ends transfer quest

CELTIC manager Gordon Strachan has all but ended his quest for new players before the transfer window closes, thus quashing speculation Hoops legend Henrik Larsson could return to Parkhead.

Larsson, who scored 242 goals in 315 games for the club between 1997 and 2004, has been transfer-listed by Swedish side Helsingborgs, sparking rumours of a sensational return to Glasgow.

Strachan looks likely to be without his first-choice strike force Scott McDonald and Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink for tomorrow’s visit of Rangers, with Shaun Maloney — who returned to Celtic last Friday after 18 months at Aston Villa — expected to start.