Bundesliga revenants Schalke 04 have announced the signing of Swedish 25-year-old forward Jordan Larsson on a three-year contract.The Swede, who has been without a club for three months following his infamous departure from Russian giants Spartak Moskva, gained attention on social media – but for the wrong reasons. The Swede was ridiculed after leaving the Russian capital as the club’s often witty media team posted a picture of Larsson posing as James Bond with the caption “Agent 007 – 0 goals, 0 assists, 7 interviews”, blasting the player for doing more on the field of self-promotion than on the pitch.”Agent 007 – 0 goals, 0 assists, 7 interviews” (©Spartak Moskva)However, the German club Schalke 04 didn’t mind Larsson’s last season’s failings. Schalke’s head coach Frank Kramer seems excited to add the son of the legendary Henrik Larsson to his squad.”Jordan suits us very well with his way of playing football. He is always looking for one-on-one and is always able to assert himself with his speed and technique. At the same time, he knows how important playing against the ball is. I am convinced he will quickly find his way around the team and our game.”##NAJAVA_MECA_6548701##Jordan was born in 1997 in Rotterdam, Netherlands, in one of the cities his father used to delight fans. And he followed in his dad’s footsteps for a long time, playing in the youth sides of whichever club Henrik was playing for. He started his footballing career in the FC Barcelona youth team before moving to the Swedish club Hogaborg in 2006 and returning to the Netherlands via Helsingborg. After a year at NEC Nijmegen, the attacker returned to IFK Norrkoping in January 2018.🚨 Official – Jordan Larsson signs for Schalke on Free transfer.Many clubs intersted in him but he’s turned them down to join the German Bundesliga side. 🔵 pic.twitter.com/RqiIypskwg— Fraser Fletcher (@FrazFletcher) August 5, 2022 In 2019 he switched to Spartak Moskva – in 83 competitive games, he scored 27 goals and assisted nine times. In April 2022, the attacker went on loan to AIK Solna for three months before terminating his contract with the Russian capital club.And as a goodbye gift, the Russian club treated him with the now-legendary 007 joke.BUNDESLIGA – matchday 1Friday21.30: (7.00) Eintr.Frankfurt (4.60) Bayern (1.45)Saturday16.30: (3.40) Augsburg (3.35) Freiburg (2.30)16.30: (1.90) Wolfsburg (3.60) Werder (4.40)16.30: (2.30) M’ gladbach (3.60) Hoffenheim (3.20)16.30: (1.90) Union Berlin (3.60) Hertha (4.50)16.30: (3.25) Bochum (3.20) Mainz (2.45)19.30: (2.25) Dortmund (3.60) Leverkusen (3.30)Sunday16.30: (4.60) Stuttgart (3.70) RB Leipzig (1.85)18.30: (1.85) Koln (3.70) Schalke (4.60)***odds are subject to change
