Rangers icon Brian Laudrup has revealed the sight of Ibrox hard man Richard Gough's blood-soaked shirt sold him on a switch to Glasgow.
The Danish footballing legend was looking for someone to believe in him back in the summer of 1994 after an unsuccessful loan spell with Milan.
And Laudrup admits his prior knowledge of Rangers and the rough and tumble style of Scottish football played a key role in convincing him to head to Scotland.
In an interview with the Daily Mail, he said: "I had watched Rangers in the Champions League, I had watched Richard Gough bleeding from his forehead.
"I had watched the team being roared on through the pouring rain and I thought 'Oh my God, that's the sort of football for me'.
Walter Smith was one man who certainly believed in him and handed one of the stars of Euro 1992 the chance to breathe new life into his career.
And the 50-year-old admits the weight of expectation of being the main at the club, alongside Paul Gascoigne, worked in his favour as he consistently produced in the biggest games.
Laudrup added: "He (Smith) told me about Rangers, about his ideas, about what he thought about my position. He would give me the freedom to play. I would be a very important player.
"He said people would expect an awful lot from me but he was sure I would be able to live up to that.
"I had the feeling immediately I would be regarded as one of the most important players.
"I never had any problems with that. Other players might crumble but when I was on the ball I thought 'Okay Brian, you have to produce something'.
"I was okay with that because that was what I was good at."
But Laudrup admits constant comparisons with legendary Real Madrid and Barcelona star Michael were hard to take.
The wing king confesses snipes from childhood comparing to sibling, five years his senior, have had a long-lasting effect.
He said: "Early on, people would say: 'Oh Brian could be even better than Michael'.
"I think that at the age of ten or 11 that's a tough thing to ask.
"It was very heavy for me. I have to admit.
"When you are very young and maybe a bit insecure of yourself, and you are compared to your father and your brother, it can be devastating at times.
"I remember when I was a kid playing for my local club people would recognise me and say 'that's Brian Laudrup',
"Sometimes in Denmark people like to slag you off a bit and say 'He's not as good as his brother'.
"Or at other times: 'Oh my God, he's a huge talent'. So I had to live with that attention. I didn't like it. But I had to live with it."
