Last week, the match between Bulgaria and England had to be interrupted on a couple of occasions since some of the home supporters appeared racist with Nazi greetings and aplombs against their opponents. Scandal scenes that also forced the Bulgarian Football Association chairman Borislav Mihajlov and the entire executive committee to resign.

Dermendzhiev, 64, will, according to the union, sign the contract on Tuesday. He has previously led Ludogorets to three straight Bulgarian championship titles between 2015 and 2017.

Bulgaria is last in the European Championship with three points in seven matches and has not qualified for a major championship since the 2004 European Championships in Portugal.