After his much-vaunted work at Borussia Dortmund, the German coach might have hoped for a better post - he will not be able to enhance his reputation at Anfield.
Since Jurgen Klopp took the Liverpool job, opportunities at Chelsea, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid have come and gone. The German must look on with a certain degree of envy at the appointments given to Guus Hiddink, Carlo Ancelotti and Zinedine Zidane.
Rewind to the summer of 2013, when Klopp's stock was at its highest, and Roman Abramovich, Uli Hoeness and Florentino Perez were all tempted to install him in their dugouts.