Emil Roback has spoken out after the strange situation that emerged involving his loan club IFK Norrkoping, revealing that he suffers from depression.
The news emerged from Aftonbladet earlier in the week as they reported that Norrköping cannot get hold of the Milan loanee Roback and sporting director Tony Martinsson has been trying for two weeks to contact him.
Then, Gianluca Di Marzio reported that the Roback case has been resolved. They spoke to player-side sources and ascertained that the Swedish forward has returned to the Norrkoping training centre.
Now, La Gazzetta dello Sport have relayed the words of Roback who spoke to Sportbladet about what he was going through and his return to Norrkoping.
“I didn’t want to see anyone except my family. I suffer from a form of depression,” he said.
“I haven’t been feeling well lately. In fact, very bad. I didn’t want to go out or see people, only my relatives. I felt like my head wasn’t in the right place, so I closed in on myself.
“It probably wasn’t the right thing to do, but it happened that way. Depression? I think it’s that, but I’ve never experienced it before.”
The club also put out a statement, which reads as follows: “Emil has finally reconnected with the club, however he is going through a bad period in his life. Despite this, the player has announced his return to the field and Norrkoping wishes him good luck!”
