Jesse Marsch was given a warm welcome to Leeds United's Thorp Arch training ground on Monday as the newly-installed head coach met players and staff.
Marsch held a full squad meeting as he was introduced to the team, at which several members of Leeds United staff were also present.
The 48-year-old arrives fresh from a brief stint at Bundesliga club RB Leipzig, where he spent four months in charge.
While his climbing of the Red Bull ladder did not culminate in success, Marsch's time at lesser Red Bull sides in Salzburg and New York can be reflected on much more fondly.
The energy drink conglomerate owns several clubs around the world, but it's two Germanic teams based in the Austrian city of Salzburg and the German city of Leipzig have enjoyed a particularly close relationship, trading players and often staff, too.
Marsch is the epitome of this. He left New York Red Bulls in MLS to join Leipzig's coaching staff under Ralf Rangnick in 2018, before earning the top job at Austrian Bundesliga side FC Red Bull Salzburg.
Marsch helped Salzburg qualify for the UEFA Champions League Group Stage, winning back-to-back league and cup doubles, whilst coaching some of the world's most renowned young players.
Due to the relative financial dominance Salzburg enjoy over their Austrian counterparts, Marsch's success in the Alpine country is somewhat standardised.
However, their approach to recruitment is one area which Marsch will have been privy to alongside Sporting Director Christoph Freund, and the club's extensive network of scouts.
The Red Bull model is world-renowned for its scouting of obscure leagues and nations, particularly in Africa.
Leeds United's Victor Orta is known to be an admirer of this approach, which unearthed Leicester City striker Patson Daka and Brighton midfielder Enock Mwepu from the same club in Zambia's second division.
There are various other success stories with Salzburg's scouting, including that of Malian striker Sekou Koita, ex-Bayern Munich youngster Karim Adeyemi, Liverpool's Takumi Minamino and Sadio Mane, as well as Borussia Dortmund's Erling Haaland.
Those young attackers were signed from Mali, Germany's regional leagues, Japan, France's second tier and the Norwegian top flight, respectively.
It is unclear who will arrive at Elland Road as part of Marsch's backroom team as yet, although it is understood former Swansea City U23 coach Cameron Toshack is among the Marsch cabal.
The American's appointment does hint at possible crossover between the data-led Red Bull project and Leeds United, whose transfer chief Victor Orta is a vocal supporter of that very approach.
Crossover is expected to come in the form of Marsch's former coaching staff joining the Whites, or members of his team who operated behind-the-scenes at Leipzig, Salzburg or in the United States.
As Marsch has demonstrated, even for coaches with Champions League experience, the pull of working for a Premier League club is considerable.
