article_snippet.sent: Klopp is a popular character across football but has endured a difficult season at Borussia Dortmund, with the club embroiled in a relegation battle for much of the campaign before a minor resurgence in form led the campaign into the top half of the Bundesliga.
article_snippet.sent: Klopp revealed on Wednesday Klopp was leaving Borussia Dortmund at the end of the season after seven years .
article_snippet.sent: A SIMILAR PATH TO Klopp .
article_snippet.sent: Like Klopp, Thomas Tuchel carved a name for Thomas Tuchel at German club Mainz.
article_snippet.sent: A year into Klopp's tenure at Borussia Dortmund, Thomas Tuchel took over at the age of 36 and surpassed the achievements of Thomas Tuchel Dortmund predecessor, taking German club Mainz to two Europa League qualifications and their highest ever Bundesliga position of 5th.
article_snippet.sent: Thomas Tuchel is currently seeing out the final year of Thomas Tuchel Mainz contract through a year-long break from the game .
article_snippet.sent: Both Thomas Tuchel (left) and Klopp have been manager of Mainz before going on to Borussia Dortmund .
article_snippet.sent: Upon the resolution of last season, where Mainz qualified for Europe, Thomas Tuchel announced Thomas Tuchel surprise decision to step away from Thomas Tuchel duties as manager after four years at German club Mainz.
article_snippet.sent: But Thomas Tuchel is still contracted to the team and when the final year of Thomas Tuchel agreement expires Thomas Tuchel will bring Thomas Tuchel year-long break from football to a close by stepping up and taking the reigns at the Westfalenstadion on July 1.
article_snippet.sent: Thomas Tuchel LINKED WITH NEWCASTLE .
article_snippet.sent: The German manager was strongly linked with NEWCASTLE in January after the Premier League club tried to establish the Premier League club plan following the departure of Alan Pardew to Crystal Palace.
article_snippet.sent: But no move ever materialised, most likely because of the delicate nature of the deal that is still in place with Mainz.
article_snippet.sent: Thomas Tuchel was linked with the manager vacancy at Newcastle United shortly after Alan Pardew left . '
article_snippet.sent: Thomas Tuchel crossed paths at Stuttgart, where they worked training youth sides, following Thomas Tuchel's retirement as a player at SSV Ulm due to a persistent knee injury when Tuchel's retirement as a player at SSV Ulm was 24.
highlights_snippet.sent: The 41-year-old's last job was at Bundesliga side Mainz .