BREAKING: Bradford City confirm permission granted for Graham Alexander to speak to Preston North End
The League One club have made a statement.
Bradford City say they have ‘reluctantly’ granted permission for Preston North End to speak to their manager Graham Alexander.
Alexander, 54, has been in charge of the Bantams since November 2023 and has led their resurgence, along with assistant Chris Lucketti. The pair both represented North End in their playing career, with ‘Grezza’ making 421 appearances over two spells and Lucketti featuring over 200 times.
The club were promoted from League Two in 2025 and finished fourth in League One last season, but lost out in the play-off semi final to Bolton Wanderers. They are currently top of the third tier having won five of their opening seven league games.
PNE have been looking for a new manager since Paul Heckingbottom’s departure on September 13. Assistant Stuart McCall also left the club.
In a statement, Bradford City said: “Bradford City AFC can confirm we have been approached by Preston North End to speak to Graham Alexander regarding the Sky Bet Championship side’s managerial vacancy.
“Reluctantly, Bradford City has granted permission for Graham to speak to Preston North End.
“The club will be making no further comment at this time.”