Bradford City set to appoint former Wigan Athletic chief David Sharpe – sources
Bradford City are set to appoint former Mansfield and Wigan chief David Sharpe as their new head of recruitment, sources have told Football Insider.
The 32-year-old has been out of football since leaving his role as Mansfield’s chief executive last summer (2023).
Sharpe spent three-and-a-half years as Wigan Athletic chairman after his grandfather Dave Whelan stepped down in 2015, leaving in November 2018.
He became the youngest chairman in British football upon taking up the role with the Latics.
During his time at the helm, the north-west side won two League One titles and reached the FA Cup quarter-finals.
Bradford set to appoint ex-Wigan chief Sharpe as head of recruitment
The transfer guru then oversaw the sale of Wigan to the Hong Kong-based International Entertainment Corporation before taking the director of football job at Mansfield in 2020.
Sharpe was then promoted to the role of chief executive at the One Call Stadium just five months later, before leaving the club last summer (2023).
Mansfield have since become a force in League Two and are well-placed to secure promotion to the third tier this season.
Bradford sit 14th in League Two under manager Graham Alexander, who was appointed in November 2023.
The Bantams were relegated to the fourth tier in the 2018-19 campaign and have struggled to challenge for promotion since then.
They are next in action against Gillingham on Saturday (6 April).
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