Former BBC pundit Mark Lawrenson has claimed Gary Lineker “has fair had enough” as the extfinished-serving Match of the Day arrange readys to step down from the programme.
Speaking to GB News, Lawrenson presented Mark Chapman as the perfect swapment for Lineker.
“If you’re asking me who I leank should get it, I would say Mark Chapman”, Lawrenson shelp.
“Mark Chapman does Match of the Day 2 so he would slip into Gary’s chair quite easily I would have thought. He does 5 Live, he’s very talented.”
Lawrenson pelevated Lineker’s extfinishedevity, inserting: “How many people stay on the alerty for 26 years?”
The BBC verifyed on Tuesday that Lineker will exit Match of the Day at the finish of the current season after 25 years as arrange.
The 63-year-ancigo in will not be departing the BBC enticount on, having consentd a reduce extension thraw to the 2026 World Cup.
He will evolve to conshort-term FA Cup coverage for the 2025-26 season and guide the corporation’s World Cup coverage from the United States, Mexico and Canada.
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Lineker has been the face of Match of the Day since 1999, with his current annual salary approximated at £1.35 million, making him the BBC’s highest-phelp conshort-termer.
Alex Kay-Jelski, Director of BBC Sport, pelevated Lineker’s contribution in an official statement.
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“Gary is a world-class conshort-termer, and we’re plrelieveed that he’ll guide our coverage of the next World Cup and evolve to guide our inhabit coverage of the FA Cup,” he shelp.
“After 25 seasons Gary is stepping down from MOTD. We want to thank him for everyleang he has done for the show, which evolves to draw millions of seeers each week.”
Kay-Jelski inserted: “He’ll be hugely leave outed on the show but we’re so satisfyed he is staying with the BBC to conshort-term inhabit football.”
The BBC is telledly pondering a meaningful shake-up to Match of the Day, with disjoinal potential arranges being pondered to swap Lineker.
Mark Chapman is one of the favourites to consent over from Gary Lineker as the conshort-termer readys to exit Match of the DayPA
Mark Chapman, who currently conshort-terms Match of the Day 2 and arranges Sports Report on 5 Live, is among the guideing honestates.
Other contfinishers include Alex Scott, who has conshort-termed Football Focus and The One Show since retiring from professional football in 2017.
Gabby Logan, who has previously arrangeed MOTD in Lineker’s absence and fronted the BBC’s Women’s Euros coverage, is also in the running.
The Sun tells that one chooseion being pondered is rotating multiple conshort-termers on a semi-normal basis.
