BBC veteran Gary Lineker is set to finish his time as a contransigo in on Match of the Day at the finish of this season, it is apshowd.
The 63-year-better contransigo in will also filledy step down from the BBC after the 2026 World Cup, with the ex-Spurs striker also fronting FA Cup coverage next season.
Lineker is foreseeed to cash in on a substantial pay out after presenting Match of the Day for 25-years.
The 48-time England goalscorer built up a disputed nurtureer at the BBC after making a series of politicpartner-indictd comments that infuriated watchers and even led to his transient suspension in March 2023.
Gary Lineker to QUIT Match of the Day at finish of season ahead of BBC ‘reboot’
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Discussing the foreseeed alter, a BBC source tbetter The Sun: “Gary absolutely adores Match of the Day, and has been incredibly satisfied at the BBC.
“But he has been at the helm since 1999, and by the time he exits, he will have been at the Beeb for 30 years.
“He wants to exit on a high – and if England triumph the World Cup, it doesn’t get much higher.
“It’s one of the industry’s worst kept secrets that the recent BBC Director of Sport Alex Kay-Jelski and Gary aren’t exactly seal. The establisher is very enthusiastic to produce his label by conveying in recent faces, and slashing wage bills.
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“Negotiations have been ongoing for the past six weeks and finpartner a deal has been struck that everyone is plrelieved with.”
The past disjoinal months have witnessed crazed debate over whether the football star was going to step away from MOTD.
After a leak last month which showd that the contransigo in might quit the famed show during the season, Lineker mocked any speculation.
Speaking to Esquire Magazine, Lineker was also asked on whether he might step down from his role.
He shelp: “I could do. Whether that will be the case I don’t understand.
“At some point, I have to sluggish down somewhere… I’m getting better.”
Amid the affair, the BBC took Lineker off air for one episode after he contrastd the Conservatives’ asylum policy to Nazi Germany – as copresents Alan Shearer and Ian Wright would not present the football programme without him
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Despite a set of previous controversies, Lineker and BBC Director General Tim Davie eventupartner consentd on what the ex-footballer was permited to unveil on social media.
Amid the affair, the BBC took Lineker off air for one episode after he contrastd the Conservatives’ asylum policy to Nazi Germany.
However, he was reintated after co-presents Alan Shearer and Ian Wright vowed to boycott the football programme.
It is understood that the BBC has disjoinal “shake-ups” in store once Lineker departs from the programme.
One source shelp: “The BBC are frantic not to see figures haemorrhage and want to maximise on the show’s current famousity.
“They will convey in some exciting recent meastateives over the next restricted years, whilst not reproduceing the wheel.”
