Jurgen Klopp's announcement on Friday took many in Germany by surprise.
When Klopp decided to leave Borussia Dortmund in 2015, he was experiencing an underwhelming campaign that, at one point, saw his team fall to second-from-bottom in the Bundesliga standings.
The circumstances this time are very different, and football fans and journalists in his home country have compassion for his wellbeing.
For the past several years, Germans have wondered if there was any chance that Klopp could return home and either manage one of the major clubs in the Bundesliga or the national team.
Rumours ramped up last September when the German football association chose to sack Hansi Flick less than a year before the Euros.