Jan Schindelmeister, the man who masterminded the premature end to Prince Tagoe's career, has jumped before he is pushed by German club Hoffenheim.
Club owner Dietmar Hopp had hinted of the sporting director's imminent sacking after the crude failed bid to axe the Ghanaian striker via a fictitious heart problem claim.
Also on his way out of club owned by the billionaire is the team docotor Dr. Pieter Beks who aided and abetted in the wicked act.
Tagoe secured a dream move to Hoffenheim last year after passingthe mandatory medical test, however, 51 days into his contract Schindelmeister and Beks claimed Tagoe's career has ended because of a heart problem.
His contract was cancelled, his signing on fee not paid and was asked to leave the country for Ghana but the agents fought the club and subsequent medicals proved the Ghanaian fit to play without any heart problems.
During this disgraceful saga Schindelmeister was fingered as the brain behind the whole mess and it turned out to be a global PR disaster for club owner Dietmar Hopp who is known as the Bill Gates of Europe.
Schindelmeister's action angered the coach Ralf Radnick while the club owner ordered for Tagoe's contract to be reinstated with other measures taken to bring the striker back to the first team fold.
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Since then the Ghanaian striker has proven his worth which led to threats to Schindelmeister and his accomplice Dr. Beks over their future at the club.
But at the weekend Schindelmeister fell on his own sword and threw in the towel while the huge axe of the club owner Hopp loomed over his head.
"I had a fantastic time in Hoffenheim, and am also very proud of what we have built up over the last four years," the shamed Schindelmeiser told a press conference.
"On the decision to leave the club, I had informed Mr. Hopp several weeks ago."
It ought to be also noted that the German club would not have given Tagoe a contract in the first place had he not passed the mandatory medicals.
Added to this was the unprofessional manner in which the club handled the matter.
Hoffenheim went public, despite there being varying opinions on the player's health, and rather than see what they could do to assist the player get over this purported ailment, like was the case of Inter and Nigeria's Nwankwo Kanu in 1996, they simply abandoned Tagoe to his fate.
You would expect the ever-efficient Germans to be on top of whatever they put their hands on, but not so with Bundesliga club Hoffenheim, who have had to reinstate Ghana international striker Prince Tagoe after first cancelling his three-year contract on the grounds that he was suffering from a heart problem.
Meanwhile, the future of coach Ralf Rangnick is in great doubt after the club's unimpressive showing this season.