BBC presenter speaks out on Match of the Day job after Gary Lineker axe

The BBC are yet to determine who volition regenerate Gary Lineker arsenic the presenter of Match of the Day erstwhile helium steps down astatine the extremity of the 2024/25 play aft 25 years astatine the helm

BBC presenter Manish Bhasin has responded to suggestions helium should win Gary Lineker arsenic the presenter of Match of the Day.

Lineker volition measurement down arsenic the host of the BBC’s Premier League highlights amusement astatine the extremity of the season. He took implicit from Des Lynam successful 1999 and volition leave large shoes to fill, having go synonymous with the iconic programme.

The BBC are yet to determine who they privation to regenerate Lineker, but are believed to privation to entreaty much to a younger audience. Roman Kemp has been enactment guardant arsenic a imaginable contender for a role connected the show, portion Football Focus presenter Alex Scott, Sky Sports’ Kelly Cates and TNT Sports anchor Reshmin Chowdhury person besides been mentioned successful reports.

Another thought that has reportedly been floated is for revolving presenters, alternatively than 1 main presenter similar Lineker. Mark Chapman, who presents Match of the Day 2 among galore different things for the BBC, is the favourite.

Bhasin is simply a stalwart of presenting connected the BBC, having archetypal joined the corp successful 2004 to enactment connected Football Focus. The 48-year-old went connected to contiguous The Football League Show, which was broadcast aft Match of the Day connected a Saturday nighttime erstwhile the BBC acquired the rights to the Football League.

He is presently moving for Premier League Productions and Amazon connected Premier League football, truthful could beryllium a campaigner for the Match of the Day job. Bhasin sat successful connected Match of the Day 2 successful the past and has developed a rapport with existent Match of the Day pundit Alan Shearer and Ian Wright, who near past season, portion moving for PLP.

However, it doesn’t look arsenic though Bhasin thinks he’s successful with a shot. Replying to a tweet which said “Your clip has yet come”, Bhasin wrote: “I wish! Thanks for the benignant comments though.”

Lineker, 63, has taken the quality with bully grace and has not commented connected who helium would similar to instrumentality over. "Obviously, I don't cognize who it'll be, and I would ne'er archer publically my preference, I don’t deliberation that’d beryllium the close happening to bash – but whoever it is, I would accidental beryllium yourself,” helium said connected the Rest is Football podcast.

"I had to capable the ginormous shoes of definite Des Lynam. I would accidental conscionable beryllium yourself and bask it, it's a fantastic programme to beryllium a portion of. It was superb earlier I took over, and it volition beryllium superb aft I leave."

Explaining the determination wherefore helium was being dropped, Lineker said: "It came astatine a constituent wherever truly the BBC and Match Of The Day, they've got the rights for different 3 years, the rhythm starts from adjacent play truthful it felt similar if I conscionable bash 1 much twelvemonth it would beryllium a spot weird.

"I bowed retired successful my shot vocation erstwhile I felt it was the close time. I consciousness this is present the close time. I deliberation the adjacent declaration they're looking to bash Match Of The Day somewhat differently, truthful I deliberation it makes consciousness for idiosyncratic other to instrumentality the helm."

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