Getafe coach Michael Laudrup confirmed on Friday he will be leaving the Primera Liga club this summer.
Speculation has been rife in Spain that Laudrup would call time on his stint at the Coliseum Alfonso Perez after just one season, with the Dane being linked to a number of other clubs in recent weeks.
And at Friday's press conference ahead of Sunday's league-ending home match against Real Betis, Laudrup confirmed those reports.
Laudrup, who had a year left on his contract, said: "I said that whilst we had not secured our Primera Liga status I was not going to say anything, and that we all had to look in the same direction.
"Now that we are safe it is normal that everyone looks a little towards themselves.
"I already told the president (Angel Torres) yesterday that I had finished my cycle at the club, or call it what you will, so that the president and the club have the maximum time to look for a replacement.
"I told him that I was very grateful for giving me the opportunity.
"It has been a great experience, it feels like I have not spent only eight or nine months here, but much more time."
Laudrup took over Getafe last summer following Bernd Schuster's move to champions Real Madrid and, after a difficult start, the former Denmark international led the club to one of their best-ever seasons.
In the club's first season into Europe, Getafe reached the UEFA Cup quarter-finals before losing in heart-breaking circumstances to Bayern Munich, while they also reached their second successive Copa del Rey final before losing to Valencia.
There are reports that Valencia are one of the club's looking at Laudrup, along with the likes of Galatasaray, Chelsea, Sevilla and Manchester City.
However, the 43-year-old Dane did not want to talk about possible destinations for next season, saying of Valencia's supposed interest: "We are not going to speculate, because there already has been a lot of speculation.
"We shall see what happens in the end.
"I don't like to say goodbye, remember when I was a player it was not a goodbye. I consider Spain a part of my life, as my second country, and Getafe will always be a part of my life for ever."
When asked if that meant he was moving abroad, the former Real Madrid and Barcelona player added: "It could be, I don't know. It could be Spain or another country, at this point I don't know."
