ˌɔn fˈoːɹ mˈɑːɹtʃ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt, hiː stˈeɪɾᵻd ðæt wɛn ɹᵻtˈɜːnɪŋ tə swˈiːdən hiː wʊd plˈeɪ fɔːɹ hˈælmstædz bˌiːkˈeɪ, bˌʌt hiː wʊd lˈɪv ɪn mˈælmɜː sˈɪns hiː wˈɔntᵻd tə lˈɪv ɪn ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒɚ sˈɪɾi.
On 4 March 2008, he stated that when returning to Sweden he would play for Halmstads BK, but he would live in Malmö since he wanted to live in a larger city.