Edman homeward bound after leaving Wigan February 09, 2010
Wigan confirmed on Monday that they had reached an agreement with Erik Edman to cancel his contract in a move that frees the Swedish defender to return to his first club, Helsingborg.
Edman, who joined Wigan from Rennes in January 2008, had been under contract until the end of the season but saw little future at the club, where he is second-choice left back behind the highly-rated Maynor Figueroa.
The 31-year-old suffered a serious knee injury soon after his arrival at the club and has played just four times this season, making only two Premier League starts. In one of those, he was run ragged by Aaron Lennon as Tottenham thrashed Wigan 9-1 in November.
"We found an agreement to allow Erik to go back home as I believe that is what he wanted to do," Wigan manager Roberto Martinez said.
"He has had a very tough period with a long-term injury and I'm sure he'll go back home and try to finish his career back in Sweden.
"He was nearly 18 months without first-team action and he needs to play games. The best way to do it is to go back to his home environment and get that feelgood factor.
"It is important he can be happy. I don't think he could find happiness without playing football.
"The whole situation was getting a bit difficult for him and I think it is the best solution for him to carry on enjoying his football."
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