BBC star tipped as Alex Scott’s Football Focus replacement after she plans to quit show and UK for good

A BBC prima has been tipped arsenic Alex Scott’s Football Focus replacement, aft she planned to discontinue the amusement and UK for good.

Alex's BBC aboriginal is successful jeopardy implicit a perceived "lack of support" surrounding Football Focus.

She was "deeply hurt" by their effect aft she was blamed for falling viewing figures - prompting the prima to marque a ailment to bosses past year.

A BBC property merchandise past nighttime confirmed an I'm A Celebrity and This Morning prima is acceptable to instrumentality implicit from Alex connected Children In Need.

ITV prima and The Saturdays vocalist Rochelle Humes and TV presenter and BBC Radio 2 big Vernon Kay volition beryllium replacing Alex and comedian Jason Manford.

And erstwhile it comes to Football Focus, if Alex were to leave, Gabby Logan is the 3/1 favourite with William Hill to instrumentality over.

Spokesperson for William Hill, Lee Phelps, said: “Alex Scott is heavy rumoured to beryllium connected her mode retired of the BBC and Football Focus, with Gabby Logan emerging arsenic the 3/1 favourite to instrumentality implicit arsenic the big of the Saturday lunchtime shot show.“

Following Logan successful the betting is ex-pro and TV presenter Dion Dublin astatine 4/1, with chap ex-pro Micah Richards 5/1 to instrumentality the role.

“Esteemed sports broadcasters Mark Chapman and Clare Balding are successful the marketplace – Chapman is level with Richards astatine 5/1, portion Balding is simply a 10/1 chance.”

When it comes to sports presenting, Gabby Logan is astatine the apical of her game.

The fashionable presenter is good known for her enactment with the BBC, and has go 1 the UK's starring hosts.

Alex is present "considering different offers" - including a imaginable determination to America - arsenic her declaration comes up for renewal adjacent year.

A root said: "Alex has ne'er been happier than she is close now, she's conscionable turned 40 and embracing a caller section successful her life, and the determination to portion ways from Children In Need - an lawsuit she is hugely arrogant to person been a portion of - was wholly mutual.

"She wants to ore connected her ambassadorships with UNICEF and Refuge close now, and is besides contemplating a determination to America with her girlfriend, Jess [Glynne].

"There are nary guarantees she volition beryllium with the BBC adjacent summertime - her declaration is up for renewal and she is successful talks for a raft of different breathtaking projects.

"Football Focus turns 50 this twelvemonth and Alex is present earnestly contemplating moving connected from the show. 

"Last twelvemonth she was hugely wounded by unfair disapproval astir falling viewing figures - and felt she was thrown nether a bus. The viewing figures were not arsenic reported and she feels no-one backed her up and issued the close viewing figures.

"The viewing figures are really ace healthy, and Alex raised her concerns arsenic she has been successful this concern agelong capable present to basal up for herself."

Last twelvemonth it was reported that Football Focus had mislaid a 3rd of its assemblage successful the abstraction of 4 years.

Dan Walker, who antecedently fronted it, tweeted that it was "hard to see" the amusement struggling.

Former Arsenal defender Alex deed back, replying sardonically: "Interesting."

She past enactment retired different connection to the critics of the show, posting the show's Sports Journalist Association grant from 2022.

She wrote: "We person large interviews with Ange Postecoglou and Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard coming up connected the 'Award' winning Football Focus tomorrow.

"Make that a headline."