Piers Morgan and Sky Sports legend backed to replace Gary Lineker as Match of the Day host

The BBC should see hiring Piers Morgan oregon ex-Sky Sports presenter Jim White to regenerate Gary Lineker arsenic Match of the Day host.

That is the sentiment of erstwhile Crystal Palace proprietor turned talkSPORT presenter Simon Jordan, who wants the adjacent big to beryllium picked ‘on merit alternatively than making diverseness and inclusion the superior criteria’.

Last week, it was announced that Lineker would beryllium stepping down from MOTD astatine the extremity of the Premier League play aft 26 years arsenic its host.

The erstwhile England skipper volition nevertheless stay with the BBC until the extremity of the 2026 World Cup.

Speculation is rife arsenic to who volition capable the 63-year-old’s shoes, with Mark Chapman, Alex Scott, Kelly Cates and Gabby Logan starring the race.

Jordan is not thrilled with these options however, taking peculiarly purpose astatine Match of the Day 2 presenter Chapman and Football Focus big Scott successful his file for the Daily Mail.

‘I surely don’t privation my iconic Saturday shot highlights amusement littered with societal messages and a radical of must-haves alternatively than should-haves, different it volition rapidly travel that erstwhile entertaining amusement Football Focus down the plughole of viewing figures,’ Jordan wrote.

‘Mark Chapman is fortunate I’m not connected the enactment sheet due to the fact that I haven’t forgotten him downing tools past twelvemonth erstwhile the BBC had their contented with Lineker and it wasn’t truly immoderate of his business.

‘For Lineker’s successor, each I accidental is get the champion successful class. Don’t let a concern wherever a 24-year-old shaper decides the adjacent procreation of presenter needs to person an sentiment connected rainbow flags.’

Instead, the 57-year-old has thrown 2 names into the ringing the corp apt don’t person connected their agelong list, firstly Jim White, his co-host connected talkSPORT who antecedently spent 23 years astatine the forefront of Sky Sports.

‘It depends what the BBC privation the amusement to be. If they privation it to person continued gravitas and a nonrecreational successful complaint who tin negociate the opinions of others alternatively than shrieking their own, Jim White is ideal,’ Jordan added.

‘For those who outcry nepotism, I couldn’t attraction less. He’s very, precise bully astatine what helium does and portion not successful the archetypal flush of younker helium conveys much vigor and dynamism than broadcasters fractional his age. I whipped him into signifier truthful he’s amended than ever!’

But Jordan’s 2nd proposal volition rise adjacent much eyebrows: the highly divisive erstwhile TalkTV big Morgan.

‘On the different hand, if the BBC are hopeless to bespeak a caller epoch of media connected Match of the Day and privation a property to dominate, Piers Morgan tin bash immoderate helium puts his caput to.

‘He thinks helium knows astir shot – the lone question would beryllium if they could spend him.’

While not a sports presenter, Morgan is an outspoken Arsenal and shot fan, with his explosive 2022 interrogation with Cristiano Ronaldo starring to the Manchester United legend’s infamous exit from the club.

Whoever gets the occupation volition person a pugnacious task pursuing connected from Lineker, who precocious shared immoderate proposal for his successor connected The Rest is Football podcast.

‘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,’ the legendary striker said.

‘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.’

For much stories similar this, check our athletics page.

Follow Metro Sport for the latest quality connected Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

MORE : Girls Aloud fans ‘bawling’ implicit Children successful Need tribute to Sarah Harding

MORE : Cristiano Ronaldo reacts to Ruben Amorim joining Manchester United

MORE : ‘I was successful 1 of the biggest 90s boybands but this is erstwhile it stopped being fun’