I'm A Celebrity hosts Ant and Dec hint at Gary Lineker joining ITV after Match of the Day exit

I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly gave a hint Gary Lineker could determination to ITV pursuing his daze exit from BBC's Match of the Day

Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly person hinted Gary Lineker could beryllium acceptable for a determination to ITV.

It comes aft the erstwhile footballer, 63, announced helium would beryllium leaving his immense relation on the BBC 's Match of the Day aft 25 years. Gary's clip astatine the BBC won't travel to an extremity conscionable yet arsenic some parties agreed successful rule to him presenting sum of the adjacent World Cup successful 2026.

Attention has also turned to who volition regenerate Gary with Match of the Day 2 favourite Mark Chapman, stalwart sports presenter Gabby Logan and Football Focus prima Alex Scott successful the running. Meanwhile, galore are wondering what Gary volition get up to next. Presenters Ant and Dec person weighed successful connected Gary's aboriginal jobs arsenic they called for him to articulation them connected ITV.

The presenting duo issued a plea for Gary to motion up to their amusement I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! adjacent year. In an Instagram unrecorded video, Ant told viewers: "We've got to spell now, ohio nary wait, there's 1 much proposition it says, 'Get Gary Lineker successful [the Jungle] for adjacent year'."

In effect Ant said: "Now that's a bully idea. Great suggestion, present that he's near lucifer of the day, let's get him in." Gary is the longest serving MOTD big successful past aft succeeding the iconic Des Lynam backmost successful 1999. He had started arsenic a BBC Radio 5 Live presenter and besides worked connected Saturday day amusement Grandstand.

In March past year, the sports prima was concisely suspended from the programme aft his tweet astir the government's asylum argumentation sparked a enactment implicit BBC presenters expressing governmental views connected societal media. Alex Kay-Jelski, the BBC's caller manager of sport, said successful a statement: "Gary is simply a world-class presenter, and we're delighted that he'll pb our sum of the adjacent World Cup and proceed to pb our unrecorded sum of the FA Cup.

"After 25 seasons Gary is stepping down from MOTD. We privation to convey him for everything helium has done for the show, which continues to pull millions of viewers each week. He'll beryllium hugely missed connected the amusement but we're truthful blessed helium is staying with the BBC to contiguous unrecorded football."

BBC presenter Manish Bhasin has go the latest to respond to suggestions helium should win Gary arsenic the presenter of Match of the Day. 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.

Manish 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. However, it doesn’t look arsenic though the presenter 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.”

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