Pitso Mosimane is back home in South Africa weighing up his next move after his short stay at conflict laden UAE club Al Wahda.
The former Bafana Bafana coach had a difficult stay at Al Wahda and eventually parted ways with the club seven games into the new season having won four of those matches.
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Mosimane's departure from Abu Dhabi came after a series of negotiations in matters relating to his contract and that of the rest of his technical team.
In taking up the Al Wahda job, Mosimane arrived along with assistant coach Maahier Davids, goalkeeper coach Hamad Alyami plus Kabelo Rangoaga, Musi Matlaba, and Kyle Solomons who have also left.
Mosimane's crew has sorted out matters relating to settlement of their deals.
Then for the 59-year-old an agreement has been made with how financial elements of his settlement will be ironed out.
In the meanwhile, with Mosimane available and back home in South Africa his name has been the subject of conversations across the continent and in the Middle East.
There is a club that has been interested in Mosimane for several months having taken admiration in his work as he won promotion with Al Ahli Saudi last season.
Contact has been made on several occasions but 'Jingles' has been guarded.
The Saudi club are willing to meet the financial expectations that will come with recruiting the former Mamelodi Sundowns coach.
There is yet another opportunity bubbling in the UAE Pro League but will only be viable in the New Year just like other options in Qatar and Egypt.
Through all of this, Mosimane's name remains of interest in Nigeria.
The Super Eagles have started their 2026 World Cup qualification badly under Jose Peseiro and there are efforts to push the Portuguese out.
Then there is the matter of Kaizer Chiefs – who are keen to have a new coach in the New Year with Cavin Johnson only temporarily in charge.
If ever Chiefs show interest in Mosimane, then they will have to understand that he comes with his own technical team and will have to be paid what they have never paid any coach before.
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Mosimane has now spent three years working in the 'crazy' Middle East coaching environment where he has earned his worth and gone through experiences of suffering as a black African coach like was the case at Al Ahli Saudi where he was pushed out after winning promotion.
As has always been the case with Mosimane the options are always there, and the ball is in his court.