http://www.cafc.co.uk/newsview.ink?nid=31059Fortune, the club's longest serving player, spent time on loan with the Potters last term and would be more-or-less guaranteed regular first-team football should he choose to return to the West Midlands on a permanent basis.
"I'll be honest, we have accepted a bid from Stoke purely for Jon's sake rather than my own," Pardew revealed on Thursday.
"I think there is the opportunity for him to play definitely in the first team there, but maybe he is going to stay and continue his career here and hope to get in our first team.
"That's the question for Jon and I thought it would be fair to give him that question and see what he wants to do."
A product of the club's academy system, Fortune made his debut from the bench against Everton in the opening fixture of the 2001/02 Premiership campaign.
Since then he has made almost 150 appearances for the club, although a regular place in the starting line-up has eluded him in recent campaigns.
Fortune first headed to the Britannia Stadium on the final day of the January 2007 transfer window and was recalled for the Addicks' 2-2 draw at Watford due to an injury and suspension crisis at the back.
But he returned to Stoke soon after where he saw out the season scoring once in a total of 14 appearances for his adopted club.
Added Pardew: "I think he's been here long enough to know that it's now time for him to play in the first team - and that could well be here, but the decision will lie with Jon on that one."
Meanwhile, transfer negotiations are ongoing as the Valley boss looks to swoop for a pair of experienced pros to add to his new-look Addicks squad.
"I'm hoping to secure one in the next 48 hours and maybe the other one by the weekend but we'll have to see how it goes," Pardew said optimistically.
"I want to send a message to the squad - yes we're going well but we've got even more competition coming in - and I want them to feel it and to respond to it."
Comments
To put in perspective another rival in our division sold us a player (McCarthy) for £650,000 who does not appear to be "better than we already had" to quote St Curbs.
I don't like to moan about the club I love but the whole Fortune Diawara business is very concerning.
Why is there automatically a discount on Charlton players when we sell them or alternatively why do we pay over the odds?
Darren Bent would appear to be the exception but Young was definitely undersold. Rommedahl I accept because we wanted rid but Fortune is cut price and if Diawara starts throwing his gloves around so will he be.
It started with Minto and Lee, and continues today.
Mills, Bowyer, Jensen, Kinsella, Parker.
If I recall correctly, Claus had only 1 year to go on his contract and would not sign another so could have walked for nothing 12 months later - £1.25m not ridiculous in that context and he has just been released by Fulham.
He'd already told Curbs that he wouldn't sign another contract, so Curbs sold him for whatever money he could get at the time, rather than nothing later.
Same with Konchesky to West Scam.
Kinsella was let go for £900k because he was 30 with supposedly dodgy knees - that would finish his career early.