The BBC's highest-paid presenter Gary Lineker opened Saturday night's sports highlights programme Match of the Day, telling viewers: "This is my last show…"
Gary Lineker accepts £350k pay cut at BBC: 'How's he going to deal with that?!'
…and continued: “…before the international break.”
Lineker was referring to intense speculation that the BBC was looking to terminate his contract before it expires in mid-2025. Several media outlets reported that an email had been leaked from the BBC's director of sport, thanking Lineker for his services after 25 years as presenter of the show.
The Sun newspaper reports that the BBC refuses to say the email is fake and that Lineker is in talks with BBC executives about his future, quoting sources at the broadcaster who say that in the meantime it is “business as usual”.
