laursen returned to denmark following his retirement, settling in vedbæk. he worked as a football pundit for sky sports briefly, and also as a co-commentator for danish broadcaster tv2. the former defender told the website of previous club aston villa that his primary focus was to spend time with his family; a career in the football media allows him to remain active in the game whilst not taking up too much time. however, he refused to rule out a career in coaching or management in the future.