Alan Pardew, 61, set to be named boss of Greek side Aris Thessaloniki following turbulent 34-day stint at CSKA Sofia
ALAN PARDEW is set to be appointed as manager of Greek side Aris Thessaloniki, according to reports.
The former Newcastle boss, 61, has been out of work since leaving CSKA Sofia.
Now Pardew is on the verge of joining Aris Thessaloniki and is expected in the Greek city tomorrow.
According to Greek outlet Sport-FM, Pardew will put pen to paper on a two-year deal.
Pardew spent 34 days at CSKA Sofia and left in June after the club’s fans directed racist chants at members of the team and threw bananas at some of the players.
After the incident Pardew said the fans’ behaviour was unacceptable and he stepped down from his role as manager as he did not want to represent such a fanbase.
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Pardew said in a statement: “The events before and after the match with Botev were not acceptable for me, for my assistant Alex Dyer, or for our players.
“The small group of organised racist fans who tried to sabotage this game are not who I want to lead and represent the team in front of.”
Pardew managed just seven games in Bulgaria, winning one, two years after his previous job at ADO Den Haag.
His time in the Netherlands was even less successful as he won one out of eight matches and his contract was not renewed.
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Pardew’s lack of success in the dugout in recent years led some fans to question why Aris decided to appoint him.
One supporter wrote: “Madness”
Another added: “Didn’t know their ambition is to go down to 2nd league this year…”
And a third said: “I am very skeptical to say the least to this choice from Karypidis and the Aris board. I would be really surprised if this turns out to be a good appointment.”