Zlat's the way for Ben to follow Swedish legend

BENJAMIN NYGREN is very much down to earth for a kid who was a Swedish teenage sensation who drew comparisons with Big Head himself.

- By Michael Gannon

The Celtic ace is convinced being thrust into the spotlight as a schoolboy will help him handle the heat of playing for the Hoops.

Nygren has settled in quickly at Celts and already looks like a summer steal after being picked up from Nordsjaelland for just £1.7m.

But it shouldn’t come as a surprise. This is a guy who takes most things in his stride — even being talked about in the same breath as Zlatan Ibrahimovic (inset) — nicknamed Big Head in his homeland — when he was still lunching in the school canteen.

Nygren was rated as one of the hottest properties in Europe when he burst on to the scene at Gothenburg, performing week in, week out in Sweden while he was still studying for his exams.