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Swedish national team forward Henrik Larsson will most likely leave the Spanish champions' club at the end of the season and return to his homeland, one of the Swedish newspapers announced on Tuesday.
"We feel that the time has come to go back home," Larsson told the Swedish newspaper "Helsingborg Dagblad," referring to his wife. "There were a lot of questions about my contract and I think it would be very good to avoid that in the future."
In an interview with his hometown newspaper, Larsson said things could have been different if he had played more for Barcelona, but added that this is not the main reason why he wants to return to his homeland.
The 34-year-old Swede spent most of the last season out due to a serious knee injury, and this year he mostly appears on the field only as a substitute.
Larsson, who previously played for Rotterdam's Feyenoord and Glasgow's Celtic, said that upon returning to Sweden he could sign a contract with Helsingborg, but added that he has other offers as well. Recently, German giants Borussia Dortmund showed interest in the Swede, as they lost Czech forward Jan Koller for the entire season. If the Germans take more decisive actions, Larsson could move to Dortmund already in the winter transfer window.
Recently, Larsson's agent told journalists that his client received a verbal offer from Barcelona's management to extend his current contract, which is valid until June, until 2007.
In an interview with "Helsingborg Dagblad," the forward also expressed his desire to continue playing for the national team, from which he had already retired, but returned to help them qualify for the 2006 World Cup in Germany.
