A French striker with the surname Henry? Too good to be true, surely?
If Celtic's new target Thomas possesses even a hundredth of the talent his near-namesake displayed at Arsenal and Barcelona then he'll be an astute signing.
In fact, regardless of his ability the £7m-rated OHL striker cropping up in the headlines is a good sign for fans who have long bemoaned their club's penchant for letting big names swan off without adequate replacements already lined up.
Perhaps that's the reason it has taken all summer to facilitate an exit for Odsonne Edouard, the man for whom Henry would undoubtedly be a direct replacement.
Manager Ange Postecoglou admits he's likely to leave Parkhead in the coming weeks with Brighton in the driving seat for his signature but other English Premier League clubs are on their coattails.
But who is Henry, and what could he offer the Hoops if Dom McKay and company get this deal over the line?
Here's the lowdown from Leuven...
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Standing at 6 foot 4, he's an entirely different kind of threat to the diminutive Kyogo Furuhashi who lit up Glasgow's east end with an outstanding hat-trick against Dundee at the weekend.
That proved to fans there's life after Edouard after all.
Managers often like to speak about having different 'options' up top and Henry certainly provides that at nine inches taller than the Japan import.
He's something of a late bloomer, too.
There's a touch of Jamie Vardy about his career path. He bounced around fourth and third-tier French clubs Beuvais, Frejus Saint-Raphael and Chambly, with a brief but unimpressive stint at Nantes in between.
There followed a switch across the border to Belgium at Tubize where he netted 11 in 16 appearances in the second tier.
He wouldn't stay at that level for long as Henry was spotted by then-Leuven boss Nigel Pearson.
His former club have crumbled without him but Henry has thrived, firing OHL to promotion into the Pro League and netting 45 times in 78 games.
Last season was his first full term in the top flight at the age of 25 and he finished second in the top scorer stakes to 29-strike Genk hero Paul Onuachu. Henry now has three in three so far in 2021-22.
What kind of player is he?
Headers, headers, headers – plus a whole lot more.
For such a tall and strong striker, Henry has excellent movement.
He's great in the air but so many of his goals are free headers as his movement is too much for opposing defenders to deal with.
He likes to peel away at the back post and battle with a full-back who can't deal with his physicality and displays a lovely touch to boot.
Expect plenty of penalties too. A buttery-smooth stutter step fools goalkeepers time and time again and if he replaces Celtic's regular taker Edouard then that box is ticked.
He's a complete poacher – every top flight goal he's scored so far has come from inside the penalty area and many from six yards or less.
One of Celtic's main deficiencies is set-pieces, both defending and attacking.
Henry provides a massive threat in the opposing box while he can help out in front of Joe Hart up the other end.
But can he really replace Edouard?
To be honest, it's an apples to oranges comparison.
They're two totally different types of strikers but let's take a look at the raw data from last season.
Will Henry weave his way between defenders like his Premier League bound compatriot? Unlikely.
He does actually have a similar dribbling success rate, but attempts fewer per match when weighed up against Edouard.
But there hasn't been an aerial threat up front for Celtic like this lad in years.
Jan Venegoor of Hesselink, Chris Sutton and John Hartson come to mind but in recent times it has been missing.
Henry wins 45 per cent of his aerial challenges compared to a 27 per cent figure from Edouard.
And he's more clinical in front of goal too. Henry's 43 per cent chance conversion rate trumps Edouard's 26 per cent and he outperforms his expected goals (xG).
The main area the Parkhead number 22 comes out on top is in bringing other players into play with more assists, chances created and a better passing accuracy per game.
Postecoglou will need to weigh up if other players can make up that deficit – but Henry provides a dimension of attacking threat that has been missing from Glasgow's east end for quite some time.
