Cameron Toshack looks set to make a return to English football as part of the new era at Leeds United.
Outgoing boss Marcelo Bielsa was relieved of his duties over the weekend following his side's 4-0 defeat to Tottenham, the latest of several hammerings during an ultimately costly run for the Argentine.
Leeds have subsequently turned to RB Leipzig boss Jesse Marsch as the man they hope will get their season back on track, with the 48-year-old becoming the first American to take a job in the Premier League since Bob Bradley's ill-fated stint at Swansea City back in 2016.
There are a lot of sub-plots to unpack here, many of which will likely fill up column inches for weeks to come, and the mention of Bradley isn't the only to the Swans.
Toshack's move to Elland Road hasn't yet been rubber-stamped, but he is almost certain to take the role of Marsch's number two, and was even spotted in the background of a recent video released by the club shortly after his confirmation.
It will be his first job since leaving his post at Cypriot side Pafos FC, where he transformer the club's fortunes and enjoyed the highest win percentage of any manager in the club's history.
But although he carries one of the most famous surnames in Welsh football, Toshack isn't a figure that will be all too familiar to many Leeds fans.
After enjoying such sterling success with the club's under-23s, and indeed applying for the top job at the Swansea.com on two separate occasions, fans in SA1 are, in contrast, very well aware of his capabilities.
Marsch is also very well acquainted with the 51-year-old. Indeed, Toshack recently went over to observe the American's methods first hand when he was still in Germany.
There also appears to be a fair amount of overlap in terms of how the two coaches view the game.
Marsch was on the radar of Leeds for a while before his eventual appointment, and was long seen as the ideal candidate to build and strengthen groundwork laid by his predecessor.
The energy of youth is seemingly at the heart of his philosophy.
In an interview with Sky Sports shortly after his arrival, Marsch said: "You have various different beliefs even within the system. There are those who believe wholeheartedly in young players and some coaches who believe more in experienced players. I believe in young players 100 per cent.
"The balance is important but you have to have some patience, you have to be willing to take a beating sometimes. But I believe those experiences will make those young players better. And then you also have to love the fact that they will go on and have opportunities and big opportunities. You have to really believe in that and want the best for your players."
For that reason alone, Toshack is an ideal wingman.
His track record within Swansea's academy speaks for itself, with the likes of Oli McBurnie, Joe Rodon and Connor Roberts among those to launch their careers under Toshack's watchful eye.
Alongside Gary Richards, he helped Swansea's under-23s to a league and cup double back in 2017, a success that helped shaped the club's first team for years to come.
Given Leeds have the fifth youngest squad in the Premier League, those sort of successes are always going to tick boxes, although some of the more established names in this Leeds line-up may also benefit from Toshack's arrival.
Rightly or wrongly, there's always been a feeling that Daniel James, another player to have flourished under his guidance, hasn't quite delivered on his potential.
His £17m move to Manchester United was a huge endorsement of Toshack's ability to nurture bright young talent and get them ready for the rigours of senior football.
Indeed, Toshack was among those credited for paving the pathway from the Swans academy to the bright lights of Old Trafford.
"I got brought in and moulded the ''Swansea Way'' and I will always be grateful for that,' said James at the time. "It was massive for me.
"The coaches in the academy helped to get me ready for that first team environment.
"That pathway was always there for me. Cameron and Gary Richards were a big part of that for me, as well as the guys in the gym helping me become more robust. Whatever happens I will always be so grateful."
There were some encouraging flashes from James under Bielsa, but on the whole it's probably fair to say that it's been a tricky few years for him since he left SA1.
In Toshack, he will be working with a coach whom he trusts immensely, and knows what makes him tick.
If the new number two can in any way help James reach top form, it will be a huge boost to Leeds in their bid to avoid relegation - and offer a timely boost for Wales in the process.
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