Ashley Westwood is all set to join Sheffield Wednesday in a £150,000 deal.

The 24-year-old Bradford City defender who has been on loan at Hillsborough for the past month is negotiating personal terms with Wednesday after the clubs agreed a fee.

City will recoup the £150,000 they paid Crewe for the player just over two years ago, plus £50,000 if the club are promoted during the life of his proposed three year contract. City will also receive 20 per cent of any future fee if Westwood joins another club.

Chairman Geoffrey Richmond said: "Everything is agreed between us and Wednesday. It is up to the player to agree personal terms and I believe he is close to agreement."

Westwood's agent Paul Stretford said: "We are currently in discussions with Wednesday about terms.

"It has been great for Ashley to play in the first team at Wednesday, but by the same token if things don't work out for us in our negotiations he will be happy to go back to Bradford for the remaining season of his contract.

"He has done well for Wednesday during his loan spell, but it will require the personal terms to be right for a deal to be done."

City's goalkeeper coach, former Welsh international Neville Southall has dismissed reports that he has applied for the vacant manager's job at Icelandic club Fram Reykjavik.

Southall helped to run a soccer academy in Iceland with former Welsh team-mate Ian Rush during the summer, but he said: "I am very happy at Bradford and I want to stay here for the next ten years anyway!"

Richmond dismissed a national newspaper report that City were interested in Liverpool defender Steve Staunton who spent two months on loan at Valley Parade early in his career. He said: "That is a made up story. There is no interest in him."

Peruvian under-21 international midfield player Antony Matellini who is having an extended trial at City will play for the reserves against Aston Villa in a Premier Reserve League North match at Valley Parade tonight (7pm).

Metellini made his City debut in the last reserve match against Sheffield Wednesday a fortnight ago and also played in a private reserve team friendly at Rotherham last week.

The squad includes senior players who were on the substitutes' bench against Arsenal, but also eight of City's young players.

In view of the ground developments, spectators will be admitted only to the Ciba Stand on Midland Road. Admission is £3 for adults and £1 concessions. Season ticket holders are admitted free.

City Reserves (from): Walsh, Halle, Jacobs, Bower, Bolton, Matellini, Kerr, Whalley, Sharpe, Windass, Grant, Lee, Hardy, Fishlock, Jones, Emanuel, Tyson, Worsnop (gk).

l Halifax Town manager Mark Lillis was today dismissed by the club. The Shaymen are currently bottom of Division Three.

Former City star Peter Jackson is favourite to take over.