Celtic hero Henrik Larsson's move to Southend off as Tommy Johnson pulls out
Celtic hero Henrik Larsson's talks to join Southend as manager have broken down.
The Swede was set to take the reins at Root Hall with Johan Mjallby as his assistant and Tommy Johnson as head of recruitment.
However the latter is understood to have pulled out of discussions.
This left chairman Ron Martin with a decision to make and he opted to pull the plug on the deal.
More follows.
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