The Baggies legend has returned to English football with the Latics, who are in the Championship like Albion.
West Bromwich Albion legend Jonas Olsson has made a return to English football by joining Championship club Wigan Athletic on a deal until the end of the season, the Latics have confirmed.
The former Sweden international played over 250 games during his nine-year stay at The Hawthorns, which began in 2008 after moving from Dutch club NEC Nijmegen.
In March 2017, Olsson returned to his native country, linking up with Djurgardens IF and spending two years there, during which he won the Swedish Cup this season.
However, the centre-back left the club in November and has now penned a deal at the DW Stadium which will see him seek to shore up a defence which has shipped 44 league goals.
As the Baggies have already seen out their two league fixtures with Wigan – and played a third time this term in the FA Cup last month – there will unfortunately be no chance for their fans to give him a warm reception on the pitch.
However, some Albion faithful – and even the club Twitter account – nonetheless took to social media after the Latics announced Olsson’s arrival to praise their cult hero:
Wigan are four points above the Championship relegation zone and host Queens Park Rangers on Saturday, while West Brom are fourth in the table and face Middlesbrough at home.
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