Gary Lineker clarifies Match of the Day future after exit 'leaked' and 'final show' remark

The BBC reportedly drafted an email confirming Gary Lineker's departure from Match of the Day aft 25 years, with the erstwhile England striker's declaration owed to expire adjacent spring

Gary Lineker has addressed the bubbling speculation surrounding his aboriginal arsenic big of Match of the Day aft the BBC reportedly drafted an email confirming his departure.

Former England striker Lineker has presented MOTD since 1999 but his existent £1.35million declaration expires astatine the extremity of the 2024-25 Premier League play successful May. Lineker, 63, quipped astatine the opening of Saturday's programme that it was his 'final show... earlier the planetary break.

Now, appearing connected his The Rest is Football podcast, Lineker has opened up connected his situation. "It's been a unusual fewer days," helium admitted. "As you know, similar [Liverpool players] Trent [Alexander-Arnold], similar Virgil [van Dijk], similar Mo [Salah], I americium coming to the extremity of my declaration successful the summer.

"It's earthy astatine immoderate constituent that you person to person conversations and they've conscionable started. I don't cognize wherefore it each spiralled retired of control, but each is okay."

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