David Power from Tipperary has been recommended by the football advisory committee to become the new Wexford senior Football manager.
The appointment is subject to ratification at the next full Co Board meeting.
Power is in line to become the youngest senior intercounty football boss in the country when he succeeds Aidan O’Brien in the post.
The 31-year-old guided Tipperary’s minors to All-Ireland glory in 2011, when they famously beat Dublin in the final, and has since graduated to the U21 post in the Premier County.
Power also succeeded in steering Tipperary to Munster minor glory in 2012, the first time since 1934 and 1935 that back-to-back provincial titles had been achieved in the grade.
But Power’s appointment in Wexford, his first foray into senior intercounty management, leaves Tipperary with a significant underage void to fill.
Power, from the Kilsheelan-Kilcash club in Tipperary, was the choice of Wexford county board officials following a series of interviews.
He is set to bring on board the Waterford-based Peak Fitness team for strength and conditioning purposes, as well as Alan O’Connor, while his selectors are all likely to be from Wexford.
