Stuart Pearce will take over as Nottingham Forest manager on a two-year contract on 1 July. The ex-Forest skipper initially turned down the job for family reasons but had a change of heart and will be in charge next season.
"I had so much on of a personal nature that it wasn't the right time," said 51-year-old.
"But when they asked if I would take it from the summer, I jumped at the chance. Everything seems right."
The former England and Forest left-back said the lure of returning to the City Ground as boss was "massive" and said his career would "not be fulfilled" if he did not get the job of managing the Reds.
"It was probably more of a pull than any club in the country," Pearce said.
"The pride and the passion of what I do comes before any financial gain.
"The honour of coming back into this club is massive but what I have done here as a player is irrelevant."
