Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew open to managing abroad one day
Monday 7 December 2015 12:29, UK
Alan Pardew has expressed his interest in one day managing abroad.
The Crystal Palace manager, whose team visit Everton in the Sky Live Monday Night Football, has previously been linked with Besiktas and would join Valencia's Gary Neville as one of the few Englishmen currently coaching overseas.
Pardew's good work at Selhurst Park means he will be among the favourites to succeed Roy Hodgson should his reign as England manager end after Euro 2016.
When asked about managing abroad, Pardew said: "At some stage, yeah, international football is, to some degree, something I'd look at, for sure."
Pardew insists his immediate priority is on preparing his team to travel Goodison Park, a venue which he feels provides as difficult a challenge as Old Trafford.
He said: "Yeah, Everton on Monday will be as tough as United. I think they're a good side, I really do. They're one of the in-form teams - them and Tottenham at the moment are two of the best teams in the division - so that's what we're coming up against."
Marouane Chamakh - who has made only one substitute appearance this season because of hamstring problems - and Dwight Gayle are again available for selection.
Pardew remains without the suspended Wilfried Zaha and hamstrung Bakary Sako, but of Chamakh's imminent return, the manager said: "We have Chamakh, who'll be a new signing for us. He is still really in his pre-season.
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"This is a very important player for this club, and we've not played him at all this year, so that's an addition in itself.
"His strength in his hamstring is way better than it has ever been, so we feel comfortable that he can come back now. If we don't sign anyone [in the January transfer window] we'd have gained a player, so that's good."
