Alnwick moves to Bradford

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The 21-year-old, who is the brother of Peterborough stopper Ben Alnwick, was between the sticks for the Magpies in December and January due to injuries to the likes of Tim Krul and Rob Elliot.

The Bantams had been searching for a new stopper after Jordan Pickford went back to the north-east following the conclusion of his loan spell earlier this month.

Alnwick will be unavailable for Bradford’s FA Cup quarter-final replay against Reading on Monday night having already played in this competition for his parent club, but he could make his debut against Notts County on Saturday.

“It has been very hard to replace Jordan – no teams want to let keepers go out on loan at this time of year – so we are very grateful to (Newcastle boss) John Carver for letting us have Jak,” manager Phil Parkinson said on Bradford’s official website.

“Some of the top Premier League sides have five and six goalkeepers on their books but some of them have no real experience at all. We needed someone who had already enjoyed a taste of first-team football.”

Despite knowing he cannot be part of their FA Cup story, Alnwick hopes to make an impression in Bradford’s push for a Sky Bet League One play-off berth.

“This is a great club to move to and I can’t wait to get started here and hopefully play some games,” he added.

“As a club, Bradford still have plenty to play for this season and I’m coming here to try and help win as many points as possible for the team.”

Alnwick moves to Bradford

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The 21-year-old, who is the brother of Peterborough stopper Ben Alnwick, was between the sticks for the Magpies in December and January due to injuries to the likes of Tim Krul and Rob Elliot.

The Bantams had been searching for a new stopper after Jordan Pickford went back to the north-east following the conclusion of his loan spell earlier this month.

Alnwick will be unavailable for Bradford’s FA Cup quarter-final replay against Reading on Monday night having already played in this competition for his parent club, but he could make his debut against Notts County on Saturday.

“It has been very hard to replace Jordan – no teams want to let keepers go out on loan at this time of year – so we are very grateful to (Newcastle boss) John Carver for letting us have Jak,” manager Phil Parkinson said on Bradford’s official website.

“Some of the top Premier League sides have five and six goalkeepers on their books but some of them have no real experience at all. We needed someone who had already enjoyed a taste of first-team football.”

Despite knowing he cannot be part of their FA Cup story, Alnwick hopes to make an impression in Bradford’s push for a Sky Bet League One play-off berth.

“This is a great club to move to and I can’t wait to get started here and hopefully play some games,” he added.

“As a club, Bradford still have plenty to play for this season and I’m coming here to try and help win as many points as possible for the team.”