Former Reading FC boss Mark Bowen is set to return to the club in an executive role according to reports.
Bowen is set to leave his managerial role at AFC Wimbledon and return to the Royals, where has previously been manager and sporting director.
According to BerkshireLive, Reading will announce Bowen’s return to the club in the coming days.
A statement released by AFC Wimbledon said: “Mark will be taking a role at a club much higher up the pyramid which will be formally announced next week.”
The Welshman initially joined the Royals in March 2019 as a technical consultant. This role was then changed to sporting director in August 2019.
Bowen was tasked in drawing up a list of potential successors to Jose Gomes after he was dismissed as manager in October.
However, Reading’s owner Mr Dai Yongge asked Bowen to take the post as manager, which he did so.
He helped to guide Reading away from the relegation zone in the 2019/20 season, rising up nine places in the table where they eventually finished in 14th.
He signed a contract extension until the end of the 2020/21, however the Reading hierarchy opted for a change just two weeks prior to the new season.
Veljko Paunovic was appointed as the new manager in August 2020, with the club asking Bowen to take up his previous role as sporting director.
However, Bowen rejected the offer to take up his previous role and departed the club.
Bowen returned to management in March 2022 with AFC Wimbledon to try and help the team stay in League One, but they were relegated.
