GRAHAM Alexander says money is not on his mind as City target a spot in the potentially lucrative FA Cup third round.

A £75,000 prize is up for grabs if they beat Morecambe on Saturday – with the prospect of landing one of the Premier League big boys in the last 64.

Anything the Bantams earn from their cup run is set to be ploughed into the January transfer kitty.

Alexander had another pre-window meeting yesterday with head of football operations David Sharpe and head of recruitment Stephen Gent to whittle down possible targets.

But the City boss insists the finances take a backseat in his thinking for the Shrimps clash – and he won’t be demanding any assurances about where any cash generated could be spent.

“I don’t do that,” he said. “It’s about what we need for the team.

“That’s my prerogative and responsibility to say how we play and what we need to be successful.

“The budget and financial aspects are not my responsibility. I’m not in charge of any fees we have to pay or what contracts we give to players.

“I have a contribution as an experienced manager and football operator but it’s not down to me to push the button on those things.

“It would be pointless me seeking that (assurance). I trust the people that I work for have the same ambitions as me and that’s to create a winning team, a successful squad and try and win this season.

“I don’t really need to ask those questions, to be honest.”

City are making their first appearance at this stage of the FA Cup for four years – and have not made it to round three since the 2017/18 season.

Progressing to the new year when the top two divisions come in would certainly not harm the club’s ambitions for the mid-season window.

Alexander added: “You hear me say regularly there are no negatives to winning.

“The financial aspect is secondary to me. The winning alone is the main drive for me and my players.

“Obviously football clubs being businesses and having to operate, you can get prize money and it can go into the pot to help you strengthen the squad.

“That’s a bonus to winning those games of football. But it’s not something we’ll talk about in the team meeting or bring up in the changing room.

“Obviously, when we have these conversations nearer to January when we’re negotiating with players and trying to bring them in, then we’ll understand where we got the money from to do those things.”