Shefki Kuqi has emerged as a surprise contender for the vacant manager role at Bradford City.

The Telegraph and Argus are reporting that the former Ipswich, Sheffield Wednesday and Crystal Palace striker has offered to stabilise the club in exchange for expenses only.

David Hopkins resigned earlier in the week, walking away from a club who are second bottom of League One, and only three points from safety.

The 42-year-old has all the necessary coaching qualifications to be allowed to manage at third-tier level and has thrown his name into the ring.

The Telegraph and Argus are also reporting that Kuqi already has a backroom team ready with assistant manager Jonathan Hill, a former academy head coach at Manchester United and City, who was most recently working for Fulham.

As well as Tony Strudwick who is his head of performance having worked in that role for over a decade at United, too.

It’s a surreal link to the club having never managed in England before, having experience in Finland with three different clubs between 2014 and 2017.

With that said, here’s how the Bradford fans reacted to the news of Kuqi’s surprise interest.