Upon leaving the Tykes, the club's chief executive officer, Dane Murphy, put out the following statement via the club's website:
“I must start by thanking Gerhard for the last 11 months. Tasked with maintaining the Club’s Championship status, he took a difficult position at Oakwell last November. Despite the seven point deficit and COVID-19 , his belief never wavered and the night at Brentford will live long in the memory of all supporters.
“As much as we wanted Gerhard to remain at Oakwell we were not in a position to deny him this opportunity with a buy-out clause in his contract and his connection within the Red Bull set-up."
Since leaving the Tykes, Struber has largely impressed during his time with New York Red Bulls, with the MLS club finishing in sixth place in the standings after 23 games played - however they were recently knocked out of the end of season play-offs by Columbus Crew, losing 3-2 away from home.
His time at the club was short but sweet, but Struber will always be remembered by fans of the Reds as the man who masterminded the great escape when at first things seemed impossible.