Henrik Larsson today insisted that Celtic would continue to be a success without him.
The Swede scored twice in Saturday's Tennent's Scottish Cup final victory over Dunfermline, his final competitive game in a Hoops shirt.
He said: "I don't have a doubt in my mind that they will go on without me. They will find somebody or somebody is already here who is going to be ready to step up. It is only one player. We still have the bulk of the team and the gaffer here so we need one more player maybe."
That player could turn out to be Brazilian World Cup winner Rivaldo, who has expressed a desire to come to Parkhead, and with Champions League football assured for next season there could be no shortage of candidates.
Larsson added: "I don't know how many players he (manager Martin O'Neill) wants but I know they will go on because it is a very good side. Without a doubt these have been my seven best years and I have stayed with a club that has been growing ever since I arrived here and has great potential to be even bigger."
Larsson's next destination remains unknown however.
"At the moment I am not really thinking about it. I now have the European Championships to look forward to. What will be, will be. If nothing comes up then I will just have to hang up my boots and get on with the rest of my life. There is life after football as well. You are lucky if you have 10 years as a professional football player. Then hopefully you will be old and grey so you have to find something else to do," he said.
Filed by Mark O'Neill-Cummins
