wˌɛn hɪz stˈɑːɹɾɪŋ pəzˈɪʃən ɪnðə tˈiːm bɪɡˈæn tʊ ɪɹˈoʊd ɪnðə bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ ʌvðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪn tˈɛn sˈiːzən, mˈæɡnɪn dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd tə lˈiːv stˈʌtɡɑːɹt ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tə kˈiːp hɪz tʃˈænsᵻz ʌv plˈeɪɪŋ fɚðə swˈɪs nˈæʃənəl skwˈɑːd æt ðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈɛn wˈɜːld kˈʌp.
When his starting position in the team began to erode in the beginning of the 2009–10 season, Magnin decided to leave Stuttgart in order to keep his chances of playing for the Swiss national squad at the 2010 World Cup.